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City moves toward buying 40 Market Street for consolidated municipal space; final vote and tour expected
Summary
The city manager told the council negotiators reached a $3.6 million purchase price for a roughly 32,000‑square‑foot downtown building at 40 Market Street to create centralized municipal office space and potential room for police and other departments; councilors asked for executive‑session minutes to be released and a public tour was proposed.
City officials told the Lowell City Council they have negotiated a purchase price of $3.6 million for a roughly 32,000‑square‑foot downtown building at 40 Market Street and intend to seek council approval to acquire and outfit the property for consolidated municipal uses.
The manager said the site could host a "one‑stop shop" for permitting and building services in approximately 17,000–20,000 square feet of programmed space and leave room for other municipal…
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