The agreement signed between developer Trinity Financial and the City of Lowell on Friday, October 24th marks another important milestone towards the transformation of long neglected piece of the downtown area to a vibrant mixed-use urban center through the Hamilton Canal District project. Council voted approval of the agreement and Master Plan at the September 25th meeting. The [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Hamilton Canal Master Plan
Posted in Economic Development, Uncategorized on October 28, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Boo to You! Halloween Fun around the City
Posted in Community, Public Service on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Judging by the some of the elaborate home displays around the city it would seem that Halloween has become almost as big as that other festive major holiday. The suspense has been building all month for the little ghosts and goblins and now that the big day is almost here, we’ve had a few calls [...]
Solid Waste & Recycling Advisory Committee
Posted in Uncategorized on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The City of Lowell currently seeks letters of interest from Lowell residents to fill openings on the newly established Solid Waste & Recycling Advisory Committee. The role of the Advisory Committee is to provide advice, assistance and recommendations regarding the City’s waste collection and recycling program as well as to help positively increase recycling awareness [...]
“Character” Counts – A Planning Board Case Study
Posted in Community Development, Uncategorized on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On October 7, 2008 the City received a decision from the Land Court in a 2006 case appealing the Planning Board’s denial of a proposed project off the end of Westview Road in Lowell. This is the first time that a Land Court judge has ruled on a decision to deny a project based upon [...]
Rourke Bridge
Posted in Uncategorized on October 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Mass Highway work to the bridge deck and top support systems announced earlier this year, will be commencing this week.
All work will be done between the hours of 8pm and 4am.
For the next seven nights, ‘spot’ work will be done on bridge joints, and motorists can expect minor delays.
After October 21st, the deck/surface work [...]
