The Ward 3 Neighborhood Association announces: NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CALMING MEETINGTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 20107:00 at COLLEGE CHURCH, 48 Pomeroy TerraceThe Montview Neighborhood** Traffic Calming committee (formed originally as a sub-committee of the Ward 3 Neighborhood Association) has been working for over two years to devise ways to make our neighborhood safer, cleaner, and quieter by encouraging […]
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The Northampton Design Forum sponsored “An Introduction to Form-Based Zoning” on January 26. The A.P.E. Gallery on Main Street filled to hear Joel Russell’s presentation. Mr. Russell is a member of the Northampton Design Forum and chairs Northampton’s Zoning Revisions Committee. Here is a complete blip.tv video of the presentation, recorded by Adam Cohen. The […]
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The Zoning Revisions Committee has issued this press release:City of Northampton Zoning Revisions CommitteeFor Immediate Release: January 21, 2010Contact: Joel Russell, Chair, Zoning Revisions Committee, jo******@***il.com, 413-584-7228Danielle Kahn, Vice-Chair, Zoning Revisions Committee, dj********@***oo.com, 413-320-7208Carolyn Misch, Northampton Office of Planning and Development, cm****@***********ma.gov, 413-587-1287“Rezoning Northampton for a Sustainable Future”The future of King Street, appropriate forms of […]
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The Northampton City Council home page issues this call for volunteers: The City Council is seeking four volunteers to help conduct a review of the City Charter in accordance with Section 22-1(4) of the Northampton Code of Ordinances: “At least once in every 10 years, in every year ending in a zero, the City Council […]
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Dr. Geoffrey Kuter recently submitted this letter (PDF) in support of expanding the Northampton landfill. We present it and then offer our rebuttal. Concerned citizens are urged to attend the January 27 Board of Public Works meeting.Our rebuttal:The city has operated a landfill for a generation yet our recycling rates lag behind most of our neighboring […]
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We urge concerned citizens to attend this meeting: The Board of Public Works [blog] is holding its regular public meeting on Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 5:30 p.m. at the Community Room located in the JFK Middle School on Bridge Road. On the Board’s agenda for this meeting is the discussion of a motion whether or not […]
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The Northampton Design Forum invites the public to “An Introduction to Form-Based Zoning”:See also:Download Envisioning Sustainable Northampton – Final Notre Dame Studio Presentation Book Envisioning Sustainable Northampton: Notre Dame Urban Design Presentation – Video and HandoutVideo and Slides: Final Presentation of Design Northampton WeekAn old court house is contrasted with a new one:The old Post […]
Ward 3 City Councilor Angela Plassmann will hold office hours on January 23 (Saturday) from 10am to 1pm at the Walter Salvo House (81 Conz Street). Please drop by to share your questions and concerns. The meeting will take place in the first floor office. It’s on the right just after you walk in the […]
The Ward 3 Neighborhood Association makes this announcement today. All members of the public are welcome to this event. To: Members of the Ward 3 Neighborhood AssociationRe: Spaghetti Supper Fundraiser for Northampton Fire VictimsFrom: Jerry Budgar, PresidentThe Ward 3 Neighborhood Association and the World War II Club on Conz Street will be jointly sponsoring a […]
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From Mike Kirby’s January 10 post to Kirby on the Loose: Thinking about our Fire Protection…In 1997, Mayor Mary Ford commissioned a study [download study, 4MB PDF] of the department by the private outfit, Municipal Resources Inc, which the Chief moonlights for today as a consultant. She never made the study public, which is too […]
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