- There was no approval of minutes. June, August and September have not been posted on the
LDNA website, voting has been deferred<\/li> - Treasurer’s Report $1,233.29 No pending deposits<\/li>
- Police Report
Captain Cullen provided the crime report for the previous month. There was no handout to
attach. There had been a fight with criminal charges. Several burglaries including a break in to
a mail room, a car break into an unlocked car, 6 vandalisms (broken doors, windows and a car
window), 2 disorderly conducts.
During the Q&A, question if there had been gang activity in some of the incidents? No, but in
the fights, the people were known to each other. The mail room break was in Canal Place 1
were the criminal broke the lockbox for the delivery drivers and used to fob to gain access.
This happened in the early hours. The fob was deactivated.<\/li> - Howard Amidon from the Greater Lowell Community Foundation will discuss Mosaic Lowell
Howard Amidon from the Greater Lowell Community was joined by Allison Lamey from the
Lowell Plan to talk about Mosaic, Lowell\u2019s Art and Cultural Economy Plan. Work on the plan
started in the Fall of 2019. Among the objectives of the plan is to build equity around the City
and get arts and culture included in long range planning. They had a recent presentation at Lala
Bookstore on 10\/26. Another objective is to bring more people to the City.
The Barr Foundation is involved. A web site is being developed.
More information on Mosaic can be found at
https:\/\/www.lowellma.gov\/AgendaCenter\/ViewFile\/Item\/17498?fileID=33387
General discussion \u2013 the plan covers the whole City.
Folks wanted to see use made of vacant store fronts, opera, dancing at St. Jean Baptiste, a
walkway to Western Ave. People wanted better sharing and notification of events and activities.
While there is information on Face Book and through COOL, there is a need for better overall
coverage. The Sun has not been a good source of activity information for a number of years.
\u201cHowl\u201d is missed. Need to engage UML. Someone mentioned that a good example of getting
cultural and event information out was the Boston Phoenix. Why not a quarterly magazine? A
pull out for the Sun.
Chat comments included appreciation for the 2 large wall murals and call for more, a call to
reinstall the Public Art – Human Construction. Abandoned storefront windows were once
decorated by LHS art projects. Walkable connection between downtown and Western Avenue –
better walkways to neighborhoods from downtown. Would love to see more community events
like \u201cdrive in\u201d movie nights. Would love to see more events focused along the Canalways.
Would love to have dedicated comedy and music venues – we really need that now more than
ever. Sounds like the walkways could be a cultural “freedom trail”\u200b<\/li> - State Rep.Vanna Howard will give an update on the \u201cAdopt a Street\u201d plan
Representative Vanna Howard talked about the Adopt a Street Program for downtown that she
and Jack Moynahan have organized. Currently there are 15 volunteers covering downtown
streets and parks. Trash grabber tools are kept at the Roy Garage. The pails disappeared but
volunteers are using trash bags. Trash grabbers can be found at Costco.<\/li> - General Information and Discussion
Planning and Development were not available for this meeting but will be invited to update us
at our next meeting.
Pamela Wamala shared that there would be a Holliday show at the All Gallery.
If you don\u2019t get an email notification for LDNA Meetings (typically the 4 th Monday of the
month) send a request message to board@ldna01852.org . Next LDNA meeting is Monday,
11\/22, 7 PM
The problem with lights at the new Hamilton Canal Garage continues. External lights shine
into some Canal Place 3 units and internal garage lights do not have the motion sensor dimmers
that were supposed to be installed. Because of proximity to CP3, lighting is a sensitive issue
which was negotiated with the neighborhood. It is time to get the Parking Director back for an
LDNA meeting to address when these problems will be addressed\/
Wayne Jenness reminder attendees that he was a District candidate for City Council, that early
voting had started at the Senior Center and Election Day was Tuesday, November 2 nd .<\/li> - Adjourn
8 PM
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