For Immediate Release Contact: Angela D. Plassmann 180 Fair Street, Ext. Northampton, MA 01060 413-265-1260 an****@*************nn.com Northampton, MA – August 2, 2009 I, Angela D. Plassmann, announce my candidacy for the position of Northampton City Councilor, representing Ward 3. Many people in Ward 3 believe their voices are not given enough weight in City Hall. […]
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Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 8/10/09 Board of Public Works/City Council Joint Committee Meeting. This meeting discussed topics relating to the prospect of expanding the Northampton landfill. The video is 39 minutes long and was recorded by Craig Odgers of Water Not Waste.If the video plays in a halting manner, pause it, […]
We are circulating this announcement at the request of Kyle Andrejczyk, a member of National Grid’s Hazard Tree Mitigation Program: Greetings All,My name is Kyle Andrejczyk and I am an arborist with National Grid’s NE Hazard Tree Mitigation Program–a multi-year reliability improvement initiative. The intent of this program is to reduce power outages by identifying […]
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Water Not Waste has launched a campaign to put the following non-binding question on the November ballot:“Shall the City of Northampton expand the Northampton landfill over the Barnes Aquifer?”You may download the petition signature form here.There will be an organizational meeting on Wednesday, August 5, 7:00pm at the Florence Community Center, 140 Pine Street.Contributions are […]
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Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 7/30/09 special meeting of Northampton’s City Council. The councilors deadlocked on how to proceed with a citizens’ petition to put a question on expanding the Northampton landfill on the November ballot. This video is 1 hour and 30 minutes long, and was recorded by Mimi Odgers of […]
Continue reading Video: Special City Council Meeting of 7/30/09; Landfill Ballot Question Rejected
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 7/29/09 Northampton Board of Public Works meeting. This video is 1 hour 48 minutes long and was recorded by Lachlan Ziegler. The meeting included a discussion of the Roberts Meadow Upper Reservoir Dam (starts at 0:03:20 on video). The Department of Public Works is considering the dam’s removal (see […]
At their May 14 hearing, members of the Conservation Commission expressed a desire for an independent expert evaluation of how the proposed Kohl condo development off North Street (latest version) would impact the hydrology of the site. On July 8, the Commission issued the Request for Proposals shown below and has selected the proposal submitted by […]
The Ward 3 Neighborhood Association invites you to attend an urban design tour of Market and Hawley Streets on the morning of Sunday, August 9. This is a good time to identify good and not-so-good urban design as the Zoning Revisions Committee ponders how to implement the Sustainable Northampton Plan.Here are the tour details: WHO: […]
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Here is a complete blip.tv video of the general session of Northampton Design Forum‘s public forum at the Florence Civic Center on 7/27/09. As publicized in NDF’s flyer, “The purpose of the forum is to facilitate public dialogue about the principles of sustainability and neighborhood design, including the concepts presented by the Notre Dame Urban […]
Continue reading Video: Northampton Design Forum – Leeds, Baystate and Florence, 7/27/09
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 7/23/09 meeting of Northampton’s Planning Board. This video is 3 hours and 23 minutes long, and was recorded by Ben Spencer. Here is the official agenda: THE PLANNING BOARD AND CENTRAL BUSINESS ARCHITECTURE COMMITTEE will hold a joint public hearing in Council Chambers, Puchalski Municipal Building, 212 […]
Continue reading Video: Planning Board Meeting of 7/23/09; Hilton Garden Inn Garage Delay