June 5: Paul’s Memorial Garden Project

We’d like to share this announcement: Paul’s Memorial Garden Project   In loving memory of Paul Yeskie, Sr. & Paul Yeskie, Jr., Victims of the Northampton Arson Fires December 2009     DATE: Saturday, June 5th, 2010 11 AM – 3 PM PLACE: Meet at the Main Entrance of Smith Vocational School, Northampton Please join […]

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Albuquerque Journal: “City Should Address Growing ‘Bad Infill’ Problem”

From the March 14, 2010 Albuquerque Journal: A new two-story house in an unassuming Santa Fe neighborhood is built six feet from the back lot line and looms over the windows of the neighboring one-story home. Across the street from one of old Santa Fe’s most notable Pueblo Revival-style historic homes, a row of faux-Territorial condominiums […]

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Video: May 10 Meeting of the Exit 19 Project Advisory Committee

Here is a blip.tv video of the first two hours of the May 10 meeting of the Exit 19 Project Advisory Committee (PAC). This video was recorded by Lachlan Ziegler. There will be a full public meeting on Exit 19 on Monday, June 14, 6-8pm in the Bridge Street School Cafeteria. Concerned citizens are urged […]

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“Opposition grows to suburban-style design in Birmingham neighborhoods”

The Birmingham News reported on May 27: Officials say the uprising against the sameness of suburban design threatening the uniqueness of some of Birmingham’s established downtown neighborhoods is not a temporary bristling that will die down. Instead, it’s a fundamental shift they say has been a long time in the making as more young professionals and […]

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Denver City Council Considers Form-Based Zoning; Stabilizing Neighborhoods

The Denver Daily News reported on May 24 (emphasis added): After five years of what at times has been an excruciating process to update the city’s more than five-decade-old zoning code, the City Council tonight will finally introduce the new code on first reading, paving the way for an extensive public comment period… The new […]

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Video and Documents: Charter Review Committee Meeting of 5/26/10; Origins of Northampton’s Charter

Here is a complete blip.tv video and a short YouTube excerpt of the May 26 meeting of Northampton’s Charter Review Committee. The complete video is 2 hours 6 minutes long, and was recorded by Adam Cohen. The first hour is devoted to a presentation on Massachusetts charters by charter expert Marilyn Contreas, Senior Program and Policy Analyst at the Massachusetts […]

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June 10: Attend the North Street Road/Traffic/Tree Meeting – Download Flyer

Please download this flyer (PDF) and post freely! See also: June 10: Informational Meeting on North Street Reconstruction (date changed) Angela Plassmann: “Mayor: Conz Street Slated for Reconstruction This Year, North Street for Next Year” (4/13/10) Laura Hanson will be meeting with North Street residents to begin the process for the reconstruction of North Street […]

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MSNBC: “‘Hell of a year’ for hurricanes, expert warns”

MSNBC reports yesterday: William Gray, the hurricane forecast pioneer who founded Colorado State University’s respected storm research team, said CSU would ramp up their prediction for the 2010 season in a report due out on June 2. “The numbers are going to go up quite high,” Gray said. “This looks like a hell of a […]

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Mayor’s Budget Proposal and Detail Budget Report for FY2011 Available for Download

Ward 3 City Councilor Angela Plassmann has made the Mayor’s Budget Proposal and Detail Budget Report for the 2011 fiscal year available for download. The public is also encouraged to attend a hearing on the budget on May 25, 5-8pm in City Council Chambers. See also: Video: Board of Public Works, May 5, 2010; Budget  

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