EVER SINCE Lowell City Councilor Corey Robinson was arraigned in November at Lowell District Court on two counts of alleged domestic assault and battery on a household/family member, his private legal peril has dominated the people’s business.
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.
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The 7-0 subcommittee vote means the proposal, known as Innovation Queens, will be sent to the Council’s Land Use Committee for a vote on Monday. That will give the developers, Mayor Adams’ administration and New York City Councilwoman Julie Won, who represents Astoria, where the project is planned, time to hash out details.
Mayor Adams joined union workers Wednesday to rally support for a proposed affordable housing development in the Bronx that has attracted stiff opposition from local residents including the area’s Council member, who holds major sway over whether the project will come to fruition.