LOWELL Housing or the lack thereof dominated Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. Almost a dozen agenda items dealt with whether and how to implement Lowell’s housing-first strategy, including on the yearlong discussion on accessory dwelling units.
LOWELL Improving the approach to Western Avenue Studios & Lofts, a major artistic community off Western Avenue in the Acre neighborhood, was on the City Council’s agenda during its June 27 meeting.
LOWELL Homelessness was declared a public health crisis by a united City Council Tuesday in a motion made by a consortium of councilors including Dan Rourke, Corey Robinson, Kim Scott and Paul Ratha Yem.
LOWELL By a vote of 8-3, city councilors decided that the decision on the proposed accessory dwelling unit ordinance should be voted on by the council, and rejected Councilor Erik Gitschier's motion requesting that City Manager Tom Golden have the Law Department prepare a vote to place a nonbinding referendum regarding zoning for ADUs on November's ballot.