Northampton’s Planning Board reports today that it will defer its hearing on Kohl Construction’s application for a Special Permit and Site Plan Review to January. We’ll get you the exact time and date when it’s announced. Kohl’s proposal will still be heard by the Conservation Commission on December 11, 5:30pm, in the City Hall Hearing […]
Neighborhood News
Rail Trail Bridge Installations On Tap for Main Street (12/7) and North Street (12/14)
Northampton’s Office of Planning and Development just announced the following. Brief power outages may be associated with the bridge installations. OPD Rail Trail Bridge Installed this Sunday (Main Street) and next Sunday Posted by: “Office of Planning and Development” opd@northamptonma.gov Wed Dec 3, 2008 10:48 am (PST) This Sunday (12/7), weather permitting, our contractor […]
Video: Transforming Northampton’s Rail Trails to a Regional Trail Network
Friends of Northampton Trails and Greenways held their annual meeting on November 18. The featured speaker was Wayne Feiden, Director of Northampton’s Office of Planning and Development, speaking on “Transforming Northampton’s Rail Trails to a Regional Trail Network”. Here is a Google video of the meeting. It’s one hour and 16 minutes long. We join […]
Kohl Construction Applies for Special Permit and Site Plan Review
Kohl Construction, doing business as Tofino Associates and Northern Avenue Homes, filed an application for Special Permit and Site Plan Review with the Planning Board on November 13. You may download the application (PDF, 15.3MB) and the full-scale architectural plans (PDF, 9.2MB) associated with it. The Conservation Commission and the Planning Board intend to hear […]
New Hazards Mitigation Plan Reflects Weakened Protection for Wetlands
Northampton’s Office of Planning and Development has made the new Proposed Local Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (PDF) available for public review. The Planning Board will hold a public hearing on this plan on November 13, 7pm, in City Council Chambers, 212 Main Street. We compared the new Plan to the existing one, which the City Council signed […]
11/5: Meeting to Discuss Pleasant Street Petroleum Cleanup Project
We are pleased to pass along this update from the Ward 3 Neighborhood Association: Tue Oct 28, 2008 1:36 pm (PDT) To: Members of the Ward 3 Association From: Jerry Budgar Re: Update and Upcoming Meetings I have been asked to inform everyone about two upcoming meetings that will impact Ward 3. I hope folks […]
Charts from Cityschool 101 Session of October 20
As described by Mayor Clare Higgins, “cityschool is a 9-week in-depth introduction to how your city government works and is modeled on the successful Citizens Police Academy. We often receive phone calls in my office which begin with ‘I’m not sure what office to call, but…’, which made us think we can do a better […]
Design of New Police Station Wins Approval; CBAC Video
Northampton’s Central Business Architecture Committee and the Planning Board signed off on the design for the new police station on October 16. Here is a 36-minute Vimeo video of the CBAC’s deliberations: Here is the Final Revised Front (Center Street) Elevation formally submitted to the CBAC. It also available as a 13MB PDF, and the […]
School Committee Meeting Underscores Imminent Peril Facing Bridge Street School
The full board of the Northampton School Committee met on October 16. A Bridge Street School parent of two attended and emailed us with their concerns: I would like to bring to your attention that although the school committee meeting was not televised last night, some important information that the public might want to know […]
10/26: 5th Annual Meadows Cleanup Day
We are pleased to pass along this announcement from the Ward Three Neighborhood Association… The Ward Three Neighborhood Association will sponsor a Meadows Cleanup Day on Sunday, October 26. Everyone is invited. If you want to participate, please come to the parking lot of the Northampton Airport. The event begins at 10am. We will provide […]