Lowell

Top issues

The five most-discussed unresolved issues, ranked by recorded discussion time (a measure of importance and contention), then by how many meetings they came up in.

Issue5	Status	Board	Meetings	Last updated
Flock Safety System Suspension	open	City Council	3	Nov 8, 2026
Council Meeting Schedule Amendment	open	City Council	2	Nov 8, 2026
Draper Laboratory Executive Session Votes	open	City Council	2	Nov 8, 2026
Senior Center Purchase at 276 Broadway	open	City Council	2	Nov 8, 2026
41 Hurd Street 205-Unit Mixed-Use Project	open	Planning Board	2	Nov 1, 2026

Issues on upcoming agendas

Issues linked from the meetings scheduled in the next 10 days.

Nothing right now.

Recent updates

Issues with new information found in the last 7 days, newest first.

Issue7	Status	Board	Last updated
Council Meeting Schedule Amendment	open	City Council	Nov 8, 2026
Draper Laboratory Executive Session Votes	open	City Council	Nov 8, 2026
FY2027 Minimum Residential Factor	open	City Council	Nov 8, 2026
Flock Safety System Suspension	open	City Council	Nov 8, 2026
MSBA School Repair Loan Orders	open	City Council	Nov 8, 2026
Open Meeting Law Complaints Against City Council	open	City Council	Nov 8, 2026
Senior Center Purchase at 276 Broadway	open	City Council	Nov 8, 2026

Upcoming meetings

Nothing right now.

Recent meetings

One page per meeting, summarizing every record we have of it (agenda, minutes, video and transcript).

Meeting15	Board	Type	Minutes	Video
2026-11-10 - City Council	City Council	regular meeting	not yet posted	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-YXBzqtk4I
2026-11-09 - Council on Aging Advisory Board	Council on Aging Advisory Board	regular meeting	not yet posted	none found
2026-11-09 - Historic Board	Historic Board	board meeting	not yet posted	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrPRlogJPLk
2026-11-09 - Zoning Board of Appeals	Zoning Board of Appeals	regular meeting	not yet posted	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiWvLFTvEVs
2026-11-05 - Community Preservation Committee	Community Preservation Committee	regular meeting	not yet posted	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BOhlzC4A_w
2026-11-05 - License Commission	License Commission	regular meeting	not yet posted	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYi0TvTD5OQ
2026-11-04 - Board of Health	Board of Health	regular meeting	not yet posted	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APnFpEg7QZ0
2026-11-04 - Hunger and Homelessness Commission	Hunger and Homelessness Commission	regular meeting	not yet posted	none found
2026-11-04 - Pollard Memorial Library Trustees	Pollard Memorial Library Trustees	regular meeting	not yet posted	none found
2026-11-04 - School Committee	School Committee	regular meeting	not yet posted	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMqevTpx0qw
2026-11-03 - City Council	City Council	regular meeting	https://www.lowellma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/36609?fileID=107342	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMoBYWuXJwg
2026-11-02 - Planning Board	Planning Board	regular meeting	not yet posted	none found
2026-10-29 - School Building Committee	School Building Committee	committee meeting	not yet posted	none found
2026-10-27 - City Council Meeting	City Council	regular meeting	not yet posted	none found
2026-10-26 - Zoning Board of Appeals	Zoning Board of Appeals	regular meeting	not yet posted	none found

Issues with near term decisions

Issue22	Board	Last updated	Meetings
Flock Safety System Suspension	City Council	Nov 8, 2026	3
Council Meeting Schedule Amendment	City Council	Nov 8, 2026	2
Draper Laboratory Executive Session Votes	City Council	Nov 8, 2026	2
Senior Center Purchase at 276 Broadway	City Council	Nov 8, 2026	2
41 Hurd Street 205-Unit Mixed-Use Project	Planning Board	Nov 1, 2026	2
585 Pawtucket Boulevard Car Wash	Planning Board	Nov 1, 2026	2
Vacant Property Ordinance and ICC Building	City Council	Nov 1, 2026	2
FY2027 Minimum Residential Factor	City Council	Nov 8, 2026	1
MSBA School Repair Loan Orders	City Council	Nov 8, 2026	1
Open Meeting Law Complaints Against City Council	City Council	Nov 8, 2026	1
Fire Department Supplemental Appropriation	City Council	Nov 1, 2026	1
ADU Setback Requirements	City Council	Oct 28, 2026	1
Lowell Memorial Auditorium Management Contract	City Council	Oct 28, 2026	1
Motorized Scooter Regulation	City Council	Oct 28, 2026	1
Rourke Departure from City Council	City Council	Oct 28, 2026	1
Tenant Rights Notification Ordinance	City Council	Oct 28, 2026	1
Vincent Fernandez Special Legislation	City Council	Oct 28, 2026	1
2027 Street Paving and Traffic Calming Plan	City Council	Oct 27, 2026	1
Fire Department Responses to Non-Fire Calls and Helipad	City Council	Oct 27, 2026	1
Real-Time Building Permit Access	City Council	Oct 27, 2026	1
School Bus Camera Pilot Program	City Council	Oct 27, 2026	1
Short-Term Rentals and Rooming Houses	City Council	Oct 27, 2026	1

Long running topics

Nothing right now.

No actions pending

Nothing right now.

Completed

Nothing right now.

Sources

Where the data comes from

City website: https://www.lowellma.gov
Agendas and minutes: https://www.lowellma.gov/AgendaCenter (City Council: https://www.lowellma.gov/AgendaCenter/City-Council-4)
City Council roster: https://www.lowellma.gov/517/City-Council
Meeting video: Lowell Telemedia Center (LTC) on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL1CyYEAj85q410Qicn9uzA (City Council, School Committee, subcommittees and more; also https://www.ltc.org/on-demand/ch6/city-council/). Captions are auto-generated.

Data quality notes

Lowell uses a Plan E charter: eleven councilors are elected and they choose the Mayor, who presides over the City Council and School Committee.
Video titles carry weekday labels that do not always match the date, so only meetings whose date is consistent across the video title, upload date and agenda portal have video pages.
School Committee, Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals officers have not been confirmed.