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Board clears dozens of permits and waives several fees for summer community events
Summary
The Board of Parks approved a slate of summer permits — youth lacrosse and lacrosse clinics, Pop Warner practices and home‑game holds, community kickoff events, birthday gatherings and several nonprofit outreach events — and granted fee waivers for some charitable groups.
The Lowell Board of Parks on June 24 approved a broad package of summer permits covering youth clinics, community fundraisers and nonprofit outreach and granted several fee waivers.
Among approvals, the board cleared two youth lacrosse clinic requests for Cawley Memorial Stadium and Memorial Stadium Complex (applicant Evan Mallett), with custodial‑fee credits if custodians were already on duty. The board also approved a Lowell Lacrosse Youth Clinic at Cawley for July dates with a stated custodial fee arrangement.
The board considered several routine community requests — including a Community Connections summer kickoff (Levi Tankersley) at Gage Field expected to draw about 100 attendees — and approved those no‑fee. The board also approved a cornhole fundraiser to collect backpacks and school supplies (Rathanak Sarath) and granted a waiver of usual fees, noting that much of the proceeds would be returned to the community.
Faith‑based and nonprofit events received favorable treatment: a motion waived fees for Deeper Life Bible Church outreach (two dates) and the Salvation Army’s Shedd Park outreach received approval with no custodial requirement; the board noted no custodian would be provided for those hours and the organizations would be responsible for setup and trash removal.
Several smaller private events were also approved with standard custodial fees, including birthday parties and other family gatherings at park pavilions; staff reminded applicants that cooking on site must use charcoal rather than propane and that large amplification may require a separate permit.
On athletics, board members approved a mix of no‑fee youth practice permits (e.g., Pop Warner practice blocks and certain Lowell High School requests when maintenance covers staffing) and fee‑bearing event permits when custodial coverage was not available, including a $2,000 fee set for Pop Warner home games at Cawley in one motion recorded by the board.
What happens next: parks staff will send permit approvals and payment requests through the online portal and applicants must make payments (typically about two weeks before an event) and coordinate with custodial staff as needed.
