The Ward 3 Neighborhood Association and Smith College have just released the results of an informal survey regarding open space and recreation. Here are the top five responses to Question 7 (among the 94 respondents who answered the question correctly): If you could tell the City three things that we needed in Ward 3 that would make […]
October 21: Presentation by Grow Food Northampton
The Leeds Civic Association and the Baystate Village Association will co-sponsor a presentation by Lilly Lombard, President of Grow Food Northampton. Time: Thursday October 21, 7 pm Where: Music Room, Leeds Grammar School, Florence Street, Leeds Come on out to learn about Grow Food Northampton’s effort to buy the Bean and Allard farmland in Florence […]
October 16: Ward 6 Get Together at Hickory Dell Farm
Photos: “Perseus and Medusa” at the Paradise City Arts Festival
Easthampton artist Matt Evald Johnson reinterprets a classic legend in “Perseus and Medusa”. See it now at the Paradise City Arts Festival at the Three County Fairgrounds, open through Monday. Learn more at Mr. Johnson’s website, www.evaldart.com. Photos taken by Adam Cohen and published with kind permission of the artist.
October 14: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish on Planning Agenda
October 14 will be a busy evening for the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Planning Board. Items of special importance to Ward 3 are marked in red: THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS will hold a public hearing in Council Chambers, 212 Main Street, Northampton: 5:30 P.M. Special Permit request by Andrew Payne & Loretta […]
OPD Call for Applicants to Serve on Zoning Revisions Committee
From the Office of Planning and Development: The City of Northampton Planning Board seeks to fill 2 vacancies on the Zoning Revisions Committee (ZRC), which is a 9-member advisory committee. One vacancy is to be filled by a person with technical skills and experience to address zoning, land use and planning issues. The other vacancy […]
Video: Zoning Revisions Committee Meeting of 10/6/10; King Street Forum Comments; Planning Staff Offer Suggestions
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 10/6/10 meeting of Northampton’s Zoning Revisions Committee. The committee discussed a search for a new chair, comments from the recent forums on King Street, and suggestions from the planning staff on what activities to prioritize through next spring. This video is 1 hour 47 minutes long and was recorded by […]
Videos: Public Safety Meeting of 10/4/10; Sienkiewicz Summarizes Case for Police Station Tax Override
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 10/4/10 meeting of Northampton’s Public Safety Committee. City Councilors Angela Plassmann, David Murphy (chair), Jesse Adams and Maureen Carney attended. The meeting included an update from Building Commissioner Louis Hasbrouck and a speech from Police Chief Russell Sienkiewicz on why a new downtown police station is needed. […]
October 13: Meeting on Three County Fairgrounds Redevelopment Plans
Ward 3 City Councilor Angela Plassmann announces: All citizens are invited to attend a meeting to discuss the pending redevelopment plans for the Three County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, October 13 at 7:00pm. The meeting will take place at the Fairground’s office located on Fair Street. These plans will then be presented to the Planning Board […]
October 19: Public Hearing on the proposed “Regulations for Refuse and Recycling Collection”
The Northampton Health Department announces: On October 19th, 2010 from 7:00-7:30 pm in the City Hall Hearing Room (2nd Floor of City Hall) the Northampton Board of Health will hold a public hearing on the proposed “Regulations for Refuse and Recycling Collection”. The regulations will require that all waste haulers provide both waste collection and […]