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Council sends multiple items to staff for study and accepts several grants and conveyance
Summary
The council approved several staff requests directing the city manager to study automated school‑bus cameras, a business‑announcement agenda item, lighting and traffic calming, immigration‑enforcement policy communications and a possible CPA surcharge increase, and accepted grants and a property conveyance.
The Lowell City Council on Tuesday passed a series of motions asking city staff to study or report back on a range of operational and policy issues, and it accepted several grants and a property conveyance.
Among the requests, Councilor Robinson asked the city manager to explore the pros and cons of implementing automated enforcement cameras on school buses under Senate Bill 3005; Robinson summarized provisions he said are in the state law, including that local police would review footage, buses must be clearly marked, vendors may not repurpose data, footage retained up to 30 days for non‑violations and up to one year after case resolution for violations, and annual reporting requirements to the state. The motion passed.
Robinson also successfully moved to ask staff to explore adding a local…
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