Here is a blip.tv video excerpt (1 hour 33 minutes) from Northampton’s 9/16/10 City Council meeting. Fire Chief Brian Duggan and Deputy Chief Christopher Norris defend the stipends that paramedics receive for responding to medical calls. In the 8/19/10 meeting of Northampton’s Finance Committee (video), Ward 7 City Councilor Gene Tacy had criticized the stipends as excessive […]
Video: Dee Boyle-Clapp Rebuts Arguments for Removing the Chesterfield Road Dam
Here is a 3-minute YouTube excerpt (now a new version to improve audio quality) from the 9/16/10 City Council meeting. Dee Boyle-Clapp, a leader of The Friends of the Upper Roberts Meadow Reservoir, rebuts arguments made by the Department of Public Works for removing the Chesterfield Road Dam. The DPW has applied to the Masschusetts Emergency Management Agency […]
September 23: Second Forum on Northampton Open Space, Recreation & Multi-Use Trail Plan
Northampton’s Office of Planning and Development announces today: The second public forum on the draft Northampton Open Space, Recreation, & Multi-Use Trail Plan: 2011-2017 will be held this coming Thursday, September 23rd, at 7:00 PM in the basement of the Unitarian Church next to City Hall. The first public forum was held on Tuesday [see video]. […]
Video: Wayne Feiden Presents Draft 2011-2017 Open Space, Recreation & Multi-Use Trail Plan
Wayne Feiden, Director of Northampton’s Office of Planning and Development, presented highlights from a draft of the 2011-2017 Open Space, Recreation & Multi-Use Trail Plan (PDF, 237 pages, 5MB) to the public at Northampton High School’s Little Theater last night. Here is a complete blip.tv video of the presentation and discussion (1 hour 20 minutes). The recording was […]
September 22: Meeting on Northampton’s Agricultural Future
We are pleased to share this press release with you: Please Come to a Meeting on Northampton’s Agricultural Future On September 22, 2010 at 7:00pm in the Northampton Senior Center at 67 Conz Street, there will be an important public meeting for all members of the Northampton community concerned with local food and agriculture. At […]
Videos: 2010 Northampton Trans Pride
It’s our pleasure to bring you a complete blip.tv video plus highlights from yesterday’s 2010 Northampton Trans Pride March and Rally. Activists gathered on the steps of City Hall on a beautiful day from midday to 3pm. See below for the program. These videos were recorded by Adam Cohen. Monica Roberts was the day’s Grand Marshall. Her blog, […]
Brookhaven, NY: Infill Design Guidelines in Two Pages
Brookhaven, NY is working hard to make its infill design guidelines accessible to developers, regulators, and the public, writes New Urban Network. As a companion to Brookhaven’s 43-page Design Guidelines for Lake Ronkonkoma (PDF), people may also access a two-page summary (PDF). Like many towns on Long Island, [Brookhaven] has old main street districts that are […]
September 21 & 29: Public Forums on Zoning for King Street
Ward 3 City Councilor Angela Plassmann announces at her website today: The Chamber of Commerce has proposed a group of zoning changes to help revitalize King Street (PDF). Some of these changes would authorize more uses without a Special Permit, including hotels. Other changes would reduce the setbacks between commercial areas and residential neighborhoods. Your input is […]
Video: Public Safety Committee, September 7, 2010; Murphy, Adams, Carney Indicate Support for Police Station Tax Override
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 9/7/10 meeting of Northampton’s Public Safety Committee of the City Council. Councilors David Murphy, Jesse Adams and Maureen Carney attended. Councilor Angela Plassmann was unable to attend. (This meeting was not part of the committee’s original schedule.) The meeting (no votes on substantive matters were taken) is followed by an informal […]
Video: City Council Enacts Drinking Water Protection Ordinance
A lengthy and intense campaign by Water Not Waste culminated in the enactment of the Drinking Water Protection Ordinance by Northampton’s City Council last night. The councilors were 6-2 in favor, with David Murphy and Maureen Carney dissenting (Paul Spector, who voted against the ordinance at its first reading in July, was absent from last night’s meeting). This ordinance prohibits […]