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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Video: Insights into a Lively Downtown

Kirk Westphal presents a 20-minute YouTube video on what makes downtown Ann Arbor, MI so successful. There are good insights for those who’d like to extend the feel of downtown Northampton northward up King Street.   See also: Videos: Zoning for King Street, 9/29/10; Sussman, Horton, Budgar Videos: Zoning for King Street, 9/21/10 Joel Russell Comments on King Street […]

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