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LOWELL The city has been assessed a $200,000 civil penalty by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for violating provisions of the Clean Water Act associated with combined sewer overflows, said Aaron Fox, the executive director of Lowell Regional Wastewater Utility, also known as Duck Island.
LOWELL After a three-and-half-hour discussion on accessory dwelling units, something every city councilor at Monday night’s special meeting could unanimously agree to was the motion to adjourn. It was a well-deserved break after a night of vigorous debate crafting an ordinance to equitably increase the city’s housing units.
Gov. Maura Healey’s road show came to Lowell last Friday to tout the infrastructure bill she signed that provides municipalities with funding for street and bridge maintenance.