Snow Emergency Parking Ban begins Tomorrow at 6:00PM

Superintendent Kenneth Lavallee has declared a No Parking Snow Emergency Ban on Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at 12:00 P.M. The ban shall be effective six hours later at 6:00 P.M. on Wednesday, February 29, 2012.

There shall be no parking on the City Streets from 6:00 P.M.; until such time that the ban is lifted. Motor Vehicles parking in violation of such ban (City Ordinance, sec. 19-89) are subject to towing under the authority of the Lowell Police Department and such towing will be at the owner’s expense (sec. 19-90). Motor Vehicles shall also receive a parking violation ticket.

FREE Parking for City residents who do not have access to "off-street" parking during “Snow Emergency - No Parking Ban” available at:

George Ayotte Parking Facility

11 Post Office Square

Lowell, MA 01852

The Library is Open -- Dress Warmly -- Trick-or-Treating has been Postponed

We are open! We have power at the library and anticipate being open our normal hours (9am-9pm Monday-Thursday, 9am-5pm Friday, Saturday. However, there are crews working on the heating system (unrelated to the storm) so you should dress warmly.

The city has also announced trick-or-treating has been postponed to Sunday November 6th from 6pm-8pm.

Open Forum with Lowell's Data Analyst - Tomorrow 7PM

Move Lowell Forward is hosting a forum here at the Pollard, tomorrow, August 17th @ 7pm with Michael Hebert, data analyst for the City of Lowell. Mr. Herbert is responsible for the LowellStat program, which is an implementation of Citistat, a data collection and monitoring package designed to help municipalities deliver services more efficiently and track responses to inquiries and problems. The event is free and open to the public.

Mr. Herbert will be talking about his role in city government, about CitiStat, and about the findings of the program so far, as well as how it's been used to help your local government make decisions. He'll also take questions from the audience. RSVPs requested but not requited. Email info@movelowellforward.com.