# Lowell Community Preservation Committee - October 1, 2026


**Body:** LTCLowellMA
**Date:** September 30, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding


At its October 1, 2026 meeting, the Lowell Community Preservation Committee reviewed Community Preservation Act (CPA) applications for eligibility. The committee approved a bundled motion finding all applications discussed eligible to proceed; this was not a funding award, and members said they would make funding determinations only after all applicants had presented their full applications. Requests included historic-preservation work at buildings and churches (with clearly stated amounts ranging from $69,000 to $400,000), $300,000 for the All Wheels Welcome outdoor-recreation project, $600,000 for Olive Vera Park improvements, $350,000 for basketball-court improvements at three parks, and $300,000 to create 10 deed-restricted affordable-housing units. Mass Mills also sought CPA support for 78 mixed-income rental units at the Boiler Building; its amount is garbled in the transcript. Other application amounts and project details were likewise unclear in places.

The committee noted that full applications are due November 5 and anticipated hearing applicant presentations at its next meeting, scheduled for October 22. Separately, members approved a $4,350 invoice for technical support from the state coalition. The annual CPA plan was discussed; staff said the updates were limited to dates and area-median-income figures, but the transcript does not clearly capture the final vote on the plan. No project contracts or final CPA funding awards were made at this meeting.

**Source:** LTCLowellMA