Chairman Malliaros was still out on sick leave.. so we had Joe DiRocco chairing.
The meeting did review the articles for the upcoming Town Meeting.
TOWN MEETING MONDAY, 7:30 at the HIGH SCHOOL
There are only a few, and some are being tabled until June.
There is one fairly important one though. Back in June, the town meeting voted [...]

If there’s one way to kill off future projects in town, its to keep destroying the relationship’s between the town and local developers.
Now, I’m not a great fan of the ongoing saga with Alan Kazanjian. Some out there stand up for him, others deride his every move.. but his selling that Canney Property to town [...]

There’s been a lot of political mudslinging in the wake of Dracut Housing Authority Commission’s decision to scrap plans for Dracut to buy a building at 1476 Mammoth road known as Louisburg Square. The now-defunct plan was to turn the 38 unit apartment complex into affordable housing for the elderly.
The Sun’s phones have been ringing [...]

By Erin Smith, esmith@lowellsun.com

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By Erin Smith, esmith@lowellsun.com
DRACUT — At least 200 senior citizens want to live in affordable housing in town and the waiting lists are growing.
“It’s a mess,” said Maggie Thomas, 84, about the lack of affordable housing for seniors in town. “It’s sad to see some of them asking, ‘How am I going to pay my [...]

The Lowell Sun
A majority of the Dracut Housing Authority this week successfully shot down the controversial 38-unit affordable-housing project for seniors called Louisburg Square.
In winning the battle, however, did the majority lose the war?
Dracut hasn’t built any new units of affordable senior housing in about 25 years, and there are more than 5,500 people over [...]

By Erin Smith, Lowell Sun

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That’s been the question since May..
Big headline article in this morning’s Sun.. “Housing denial called Revenge.”
DiRocco and Cox explain the issues from thier point of view. Martin did not get appointed to school board, others did not support Cuhna’s election. Was it all payback? They’ve thought so for months.
Jim O’loughlin picked up on the issue [...]

By Erin Smith, Lowell Sun
DRACUT — After four years of planning, the Dracut Housing Authority Commission called off plans to buy an affordable-housing complex for the elderly.
The commission voted 3-2 to kill the plan to purchase the 38-unit complex at 1476 Mammoth Road. The contentious project, known as Louisburg Square, has pitted the Board [...]