Besides Paul Tsongas and Marty Meehan, who else belongs on Lowell’s political Mount Rushmore?
Teddy Panos
April 10, 2026
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I am very pleased and excited that Ted has begun the “Inside Lowell” blog. His knowledge of Lowell politics and issues is unparalleled. He loves the city deeply, and whether you agree with him or not, you can’t argue his passion for the city. He’s also a very strong advocate of local law enforcement. Upon my ascension to the position of Superintendent of the Lowell Police Department, we immediately began a partnership where each and every week, myself or another Command Staff officer, would appear at the WCAP radio station studio, or call in by phone, and engage the citizens of Lowell in frank conversations about issues affecting the city’s neighborhoods. This collaboration enhanced the community policing efforts of the Lowell Police Department and created the opportunity for the citizens of Lowell to speak directly with their police chief. I will always be grateful for Ted’s work on behalf of the Lowell Police Department.
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Also Congresswoman Trahan, the serious concerns and real-world consequences of your bipartisan bill are playing out right now in your own home district. In Lowell, the Markley Group data center is facing an active city-wide ban and a major environmental lawsuit from the concerned residents fighting corporate pollution and the skyrocketing utility bills. Your bipartisan bill’s $500 million loophole completely lets massive data centers like Markley off the hook. How? Because by exempting these "mid-tier tech operators from federal safety rules", you are protecting corporate profits while completely ignoring the facilities that pollute our neighborhoods and drain our power grids. While ALL of our Lowell City Councilors, most especially Councilor Kim Scott who represents the heavily impacted District 5, as well as Governor Healey, are and have been fighting very hard to protect Massachusetts's hardworking taxpayers and citizens, your federal bipartisan bill threatens to give “Big Tech” the ultimate legal loophole to steamroll local zoning laws and ignore environmental damage all in the name of “AI progress”. We need YOU to protect your own constituents, not "Big Tech" profits.
- Jeanne Balkas