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Lowell Board debates syringe service ordinance, refers issue to city council public-safety subcommittee
Summary
Board members reviewed maps showing 1,000-foot buffers that would eliminate most accessible sites, discussed DPH-funded kiosks and cleanup support, and agreed to refer ordinance revisions and DPH testimony to the City Council public-safety subcommittee for further review.
The Lowell City Board of Health spent much of its meeting reviewing a proposed ordinance regulating syringe service programs and maps showing 1,000-foot buffer zones from schools and parks that would leave few practical service locations.
At the meeting, staff said the three Department of Public Health-funded kiosks ‘‘picked up 357,000 pounds of syringes last year’’ as transcribed in the record and explained that DPH funds and arranges disposal and has offered cleanup assistance through its grant program. Board members and staff emphasized that kiosks are part of broader…
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