Where

Not listed on the city's Agenda Center

Time

Not listed

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What was decided

The City Council suspended its rule requiring new items go to committee first, then heard from GLTS Superintendent John Lavoie and others about buying a larger hangar at the Lawrence Municipal Airport. The Council approved the purchase for $975,000, with GLTS to repurchase it from the city within five months, contingent on a successful appraisal and Airport Commission approval.

Decisions recorded

• Suspended Rule #6 to allow discussion of DOC # 003/26 at the full Council, roll call 8 YES to 1 NO (Laplante voted NO, Delrosario absent).
• Approved DOC # 003/26, a motion for the City of Lawrence to purchase a hangar at Lawrence Municipal Airport for $975,000 on behalf of Greater Lawrence Technical School (GLTS), with GLTS to repurchase the hangar within five months for $975,000 plus additional holding costs, with amendments allowing the Council President to represent the Council during negotiations, making the purchase contingent on a successful appraisal at or above the purchase price, and contingent on Airport Commission approval; roll call 8 YES to 1 NO (Laplante voted NO, Delrosario absent).

The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Minutes posted on the city website (PDF, 179 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 1, 2026.

Agenda

A copy of the agenda wasn't saved here. It is on the city website (opens in new tab).

Terms used here

free cash

Money left over from the last fiscal year, once the state certifies it, that the council or town meeting can vote to spend or save.

levy

The total property tax a city or town raises in a year. Proposition 2½ limits how much it can grow each year: the levy limit.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting's agenda in the City of Lawrence's Agenda Center (opens in new tab). First recorded by Lawrence Publick on October 1, 2026.