Pump Track at George Poston Park
Lowell
BY PENELOPE McCLENNY
W Lowell Numbers Population: 3,716* Land Area: 2.7 square miles Tax Rate: 43¢ per $100 valuation Median Household Income: $53,810** Median Housing Value: $117,700** Total Housing Units: 1,433** High School Graduate or Higher: 80.5%** Average Travel Time To Work: 25.2 Minutes** Sources: https://censusreporter.org, US Census - *Vintage 2019 Population Estimates; **2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates
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eekly wind-downs at downtown hang-outs and local leaders that work well together are helping the City of Lowell grow while maintaining its small-town charm. “It’s real important that you can work closely, that everybody meshes, that you can work as a team,” Mayor Sandy Railey said. A key step in that direction included hiring a new city manager with strong local ties, she said. In late 2020, the city named Scott Attaway, who previously served as planning director, to the municipality’s top post. “It’s probably one of the best things that could ever happen,” Railey said of Attaway, who had worked closely under Lowell’s previous manager. Successfully managing and planning for future growth is a top priority for the city’s administration and leaders. While the pandemic presented its own challenges for supporting local businesses and keeping residents healthy and safe, new construction continued to thrive in existing neighborhoods. “We’re getting hit up a good bit from smaller developers
