Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 11/15/10 meeting of Northampton’s new Solid Waste Reduction & Management Task Force. This was the first meeting of the task force. The recording is 1 hour 17 minutes long and was made by Craig Odgers from Water Not Waste. (Craig’s wife Mimi is a member of the […]
Poem: “Developing the Land”
Reprinted by kind permission of American Life in Poetry: See also: Poem: “Dear Neighbors” Poem: “We Have Faith” Poem: “Song for Rana”
Northampton Housing Needs Assessment and Strategic Plan: Video and Slides
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 11/15/10 presentation of the Northampton Housing Needs Assessment and Strategic Plan, prepared by the Northampton Housing Partnership. This video is 1 hour 12 minutes long and was recorded by Lachlan Ziegler. “The Partnership, through a grant award from the Northampton Community Preservation Committee, has worked this past […]
December 9: Keeping Ward 6 Safe
December 13: Workshop on City Council Meeting Format
The public is invited to attend this workshop in City Council Chambers: Workshop on Council Meeting Format 12-13-2010 See also: Video: Ordinance Committee Discusses Public Comment Periods (10/12/10) Selected quotes from this discussion: Maureen Carney, Ward 1 City Councilor: “The concerns that I’ve heard from our colleagues (councilors) is that when it gets to be 11 […]
December 8: Charter Review Public Forum
Northampton Charter Review Public Forum 12-08-2010 See also: Charter Review Committee Leans Toward Recommending Complete Overhaul of Charter (11/14/10) Alan Seewald on video: “…it’s obvious to everyone on this committee…that a new charter needs to be developed…[and that] the best process for doing that…is through a charter commission… [Big issues include] a better separation of […]
November 21: Fundraising Event for John Nelson
The Elks are sponsoring a Spaghetti Dinner to benefit John Nelson on November 21 at their lodge. A significant component of this fundraiser will be a raffle and a silent auction. Please see below for details: John Nelson Fundraising Event
MassLive: “Northampton ‘Dream’ coming to an end: Truck-eating bridge to get new mural”
MassLive reports today: The trestle, known mostly for being hit by trucks several times a year, has sported a mural of a paint brush and can since 1991. “Dream,” by local artist Leland Johnston, has become worn down by time, weather and 18-wheel semis over the years, however, and this year the Arts Council went […]
Online Public Hearings Resource Guide
Planning Commissioners Journal provides a valuable Online Public Hearings Resource Guide free to the public. Click the headings below. Order a larger article on this subject here. 1. Consider Conducting Preliminary Project Reviews 2. Hold a Meeting in the Neighborhood 3. Have a Plan for Citizen Participation 4. Conduct a Site Visit 5. Make Your Meeting Noticeable 6. Review the Agenda […]
Videos: King Street Zoning Workshop
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 11/13/10 King Street Zoning Workshop that brought together members of the Northampton Planning Board, the Zoning Revisions Committee, and the Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce. (There is a gap of a few seconds after the first hour for camera changeover.) This video is 3 hours 43 minutes […]