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Public Road/Construction Projects Update: Week of March 3 – March 9 March 1, 2013
Note:  All work is subject to weather conditions.Information provided by project managers and current as of distribution date.

Kearney Square Bridge replacement

• Beginning Tuesday, March 5 work will begin with installation of traffic control devices and other activity in preparation for reconstruction

• This project is expected to take 6 months and be completed by the end of August

• Construction will be done in two phases with two lanes of traffic and a sidewalk maintained throughout

• Traffic lanes will be narrow (9’ in each direction) but passable; care should be exercised when traveling through this area

• This project is being done by Boott Hydropower, Inc., a subsidiary of Enel Green Power North America, Inc.

• A construction informational meeting will be held on March 11, 2013 at 7 PM at Middlesex Community College

• For questions/comments please contact KearneySquareBridge@Enel.com

The city census will soon arrive in your mail.  Last year 50,000 people in the city were moved to “inactive” voting status.  According to the election office at the time it was because a census form was not returned.  In addition to maintaining your voter status, as stated below this information is vital when the city is determining what/how to fund everything from streets to public safety staffing.
Please complete and return your census form!

By Lower Highlands Neighborhood Group

1. Application by Worthen House Café, Inc., all alcoholic beverages Restaurant licensee at 141-145-147 Worthen Street, for change of manager from Nikolaos Hamourgas to Penny Hamourgas of Dracut.

1. Hearing on the allegation of misconduct as charged by Kenneth E. Lavallee, Superintendent of Police, against BEKS, Inc., 74 Merrimack St., Kevin Hayhurst, Manager, all alcoholic beverages Restaurant licensee, alleged that Lowell police were not notified of the assault on the licensed premises of a patron the morning of January 1, 2013.

1. Hearing on the allegation of misconduct as charged by Kenneth E. Lavallee, Superintendent of Police, against BEKS, Inc., 74 Merrimack St., Kevin Hayhurst, Manager, all alcoholic beverages Restaurant licensee, alleged report of disturbance that occurred on the licensed premises December 21, 2012, and of Lowell police having to respond 16 times in 2012 for fights or disturbances, and 6 calls were answered for loud music complaints.

You asked – they listened. 
Lowell Police Department will hold a Women’s Self-Defense Course at Lowell High School Cafe 6:30 – 8:30 PM on the following dates:
Tuesday, February 26th
Tuesday, March 5th
Registration is limited to 20 participants.
Participants must be 18 and older. Instructors will be Sgt. Tom Fleming and Officer Marisol Nobrega. Participants are asked to wear athletic clothing. To register, please contact Sharon Callery at 978-674-1969 or scallery@lowellma.gov


The LPD will be conducting a Citizen’s Police Academy starting Wednesday, March 13, 2013. The Academy will be held for 8 weeks, every Wednesday night from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Lowell Police Training Institute located at 115 Middlesex Street. Call Sharon Callery at 978-674-1969 for more information or check out www.lowellpolice.com/blog for the application.

The License Commssion will continue discussion of proposed changes to rules & regulations at 5 PM, Thursday, February 28th in te City Council Chamber.

Agenda for License Commission on February 14, 2013, 06:30 PM

Downtown related items;

PUBLIC HEARINGS:

5. (this was Mr. Jalepeno) application by Mariachi Foods, Inc., d/b/a El Potro Mexican Grill, Joseph M. Carreiro Jr., a corporate Director, for an all alcoholic beverages Restaurant license for premises at 124 Merrimack Street, unnumbered door south side of building; first floor-one room for restaurant, kitchen; a storage area in basement.

• It is requested that Joseph M. Carreiro Jr. be approved as manager of record for Mariachi Foods, Inc.

• Mariachi Foods, Inc. filed applications for the following licenses for premises at 124 Merrimack Street: common victualler; entertainment in a licensed restaurant for live music, disc jockey, juke box.

• Hearing on the matter of Vannak Kann, dba Khmer Sports Club, all alcoholic beverages Restaurant licensee for premises at 74 Middlesex St. regarding compliance with law for renewal of liquor license for 2013, and for entertainment license in a restaurant for live music, disc jockey, juke box.

• Hearing on the revocation of the all alcoholic beverages Club license for Lowell Sports Club, Inc., 490 Central St. 2013 Renewal application filed in November 2012 but Lowell Sports Club has not complied with Massachusetts laws that require certificate of inspection to be issued, and certificate of liquor liability insurance to be issued, in order that the annual liquor license be issued.

11. Hearing on the revocation of the all alcoholic beverages Restaurant license for WKA Investments LLC, 201 Cabot St. 2013 Renewal application filed in November 2012 but WKA Investments has not complied with Massachusetts laws that require certificate of inspection to be issued, and certificate of liquor liability insurance to be issued, in order that the annual liquor license be issued.

12. Hearing on the revocation of the all alcoholic beverages Restaurant license for Brazilian Tropic, Inc., 26 Andover St. 2013 Renewal application filed in November 2012 but Brazilian Tropic has not complied with Massachusetts laws that require certificate of inspection to be issued, and certificate of liquor liability insurance to be issued, in order that the annual liquor license be issued.
13. Review proposal of a revision of the rules and regulations of the Lowell License Commission beginning with the July 19, 2012 draft as proposed by the License Commission on January 31, 2013; License Commission will review amendment(s) thereto.

14. From Commissioner Cliff Krieger: Request the City Manager request DPD provide the License Commission, before the subsequent meeting, a memo giving us a QUALITATIVE (vice quantitative) review of business in both the down town area and across the rest of the city with regard to establishments that serve alcohol and the other businesses and activities that could be directly or indirectly influenced by businesses we license.

15. From Commissioner Cliff Krieger: Propose that the License Commission, once it approves revised rules, schedule a hearing at a regular meeting, eight months hence, to allow Residents and City Officials to provide input on the success, effectiveness and value of the revised rules.

16. City Council motion per Councilor Mercier on January 29, 2013: City Manager request License Commission revisit and place on their agenda for discussion reducing annual license fees for alcoholic beverages for Veteran Clubs/Members/Guests to equal the amount of restaurant license fees.

City Council Public Safety Sub/Committee

Agenda: Zoning – Definition of Multi Family Housing

February 12, 5:30 PM

City Council Chambers, Lowell City Hall

375 Merrimack St, Lowell, MA 01852

Snow Emergency Parking Ban has been lifted 2/11/2013 @ 11:00AM

Parking ban goes into effect at 10 AM Friday.  Until? Only nature knows.

2013 Lowell WinterFest Has Been RESCHEDULED due to Weather Advisory!

NEW EVENT DATES!
Friday, February 22 & Saturday, February 23, 2013
http://lowell.org/default.aspx
This year’s WinterFest is in brief HIBERNATION! Earlier today, February 6th, the WinterFest Committee made the decision to postpone the 13th Annual Lowell WinterFest event due to an extreme winter weather advisory that calls for over a foot of snow to fall in the immediate area over the next several days.

The Committee is currently hard at work on logistics for this change in schedule, and encourages the public to visit this web site for all updates and announcements as they happen.

For now, we hope you will SAVE THE NEW DATES for Lowell WinterFest and please plan on joining us then!