Meeting to be held at LTC on Market Street, June 24, 2024, 7pm – all are welcome
- Approval of the minutes as written by Bob Casey, Secretary
- Budget update from Treasurer Stephen Greene
- Police Report from Lt. Dawn Beauchesne
- Ranger JoAnn Marcos will bring us up to date on summer offerings for LNHP and Folk Festival.
- An overview of the proposed Business Improvement District with Ali Carter, Director of Economic Development and Liam Skinner, Downtown/Business Coordinator
- Focus group questions for downtown Lowell residents that will inform the Downtown Lowell Business Improvement District Steering Committee. Some questions to start thinking about in downtown Lowell:
- What’s great about downtown Lowell that we want to enhance?
- What’s not working?
- What actions would benefit your students and visitors?
- Some options for spending our money for our neighborhood
- Clean up and planting in conjunction with the Lowell Litter Crew (with volunteers to adopt the spaces to water and weed through the season)
- Clean up followed by a Block Party in conjunction with the Lowell Litter Crew
- LDNA support of the National Park’s Fall Cleanup, and contribute to their cookout afterwards
- An evening Downtown Business Stroll with a passport to punch and/or refreshments/treats at each participating location funded by LDNA
- An outdoor social gathering (would require checking on permits and such to see if we could do refreshments, a tent, music, etc)
- Other ideas?
- Upcoming events in the downtown
- Lowell Summer Music Series has already begun
- Free Fun for Kids series at Boarding House Park starts July 11(mostly on Wednesday & Thursday mornings)
- July 4th – can’t yet find any information on city festivities – please share if you know!
- July 26-28 – Folk Festival