Here are two YouTube segments from the 6/29/10 meeting of Northampton’s Board of Public Works. These videos were recorded by Adam Cohen. In this first 7-minute segment, Ward 7 City Councilor Gene Tacy urges the Board to support hydropower generation on the Mill River system. A network of hydro stations at several dams could collectively generate hundreds of […]
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Chamber Plans to Take King Street Proposals to Planning Board if Zoning Revisions Committee ‘Bogs Down’ in Process
Here is a blip.tv video of the first 1 hour and 40 minutes of the 6/16/10 meeting of Northampton’s Zoning Revisions Committee. This recording was made by Lachlan Ziegler. Much of the meeting is devoted to discussing “Rezoning King Street” (PDF), a proposal advanced by the Chamber of Commerce. Here is a 10-minute YouTube video […]
Video: Exit 19 Public Meeting, 6/14/10; $10 Million to Save Two Minutes
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 6/14/10 public meeting on Exit 19. This video is 2 hours 17 minutes long and was recorded by Adam Cohen. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation and its consultants presented the current concepts under consideration (PDF, 34MB) and took questions from the audience. The concepts which incorporated three-story-tall “flyover” ramps did not appear […]
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Video: Andrew Weir Interviews for Planning Board with Appointments & Evaluations Committee, 6/14/10
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 6/14/10 meeting of Northampton’s Appointments & Evaluations Committee. This is a committee of the City Council. Andrew Weir, a landscape designer and IT consultant, was interviewed for a position on the Planning Board. The committee voted to recommend his appointment. This video is 30 minutes long and was recorded […]
Video: Chamber Presents “Rezoning King Street” to Planning Board
Here is a blip.tv video of the 6/10/10 meeting of Northampton’s Planning Board. The Chamber of Commerce presented “Rezoning King Street” to the board. This video is 1 hour 58 minutes long and was recorded by Lachlan Ziegler. Below are excerpts from the Chamber’s “Findings & Recommendations” (PDF). The attention to parking issues and pedestrian comfort […]
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Video: Conservation Commission Reviews Montessori Work off Bates Street, Beaver-Related Flooding on State and Stoddard Streets
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 6/10/10 meeting of Northampton’s Conservation Commission. This video is 1 hour 48 minutes long and was recorded by Lachlan Ziegler. Here is the agenda for this meeting: Northampton Conservation Commission Agenda 5:00 PM, Thursday June 10, 2010 City Hall Hearing Room 2nd floor, 210 Main Street, Northampton […]
Video: Board of Public Works Not Keen to Save Chesterfield Road Dam
Here is a blip.tv video of the June 9 meeting of Northampton’s Board of Public Works. This video is 1 hour 49 minutes long and was recorded by Mimi Odgers of Water Not Waste. In this YouTube excerpt from the middle of the meeting, members of the board show little enthusiasm for saving Chesterfield Road Dam. Citizens in The […]
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Councilor Plassmann: “Video, Pictures and Handouts from Meeting on North Street Reconstruction; Truck Traffic”
Ward 3 City Councilor Angela Plassmann provides video, pictures and handouts from last night’s meeting on North Street reconstruction on her website. The reconstruction is expected to take place in 2011. Handouts from the Department of Public Works describe the characteristics of North Street, the results of a traffic study, and information on limiting truck traffic. “Key issues […]
Video: Hilltown Solid Waste Forum, May 19, 2010
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 5/19/10 solid waste forum held in Williamsburg that was sponsored by the Northampton League of Women Voters. This video is 1 hour 19 minutes long and was recorded by Mimi Odgers of Water Not Waste. The forum was led by Hilltown Resource Management Cooperative (HRMC) Administrator Eric Weiss. According […]
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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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