Mayor’s Email Update – 3.7.10

The office of Mayor Clare Higgins has just released this update:Mayor’s Email Update – 3.7.10 In this update: City of Northampton Honored as Hometown Hero Rezoning Forum rescheduled Northampton Receives Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant City Receives Common Cause Award – With Distinction! Northampton Employees garner praise Understanding Recycling Regulations City of Northampton Honored […]

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March 13: Councilor Plassmann Office Hours, 10am-1pm, Walter Salvo House

Ward 3 City Councilor Angela Plassmann invites you to her next office hours:I will hold office hours this Saturday, March 13, from 10am to 1pm at the Walter Salvo House, 81 Conz Street. Please drop by to share your questions and concerns. We’ll be meeting in the first floor office. It’s on the right just […]

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Census Bureau Is Hiring for Local Jobs

We are publishing this announcement at the request of Daryl LaFleur: Public Service Announcement:The U. S. Census Bureau is currently hiring census takers for the 2010 Census. The temporary, part-time positions offer good pay, flexible hours up to 40 hours a week and the chance to work near home.Census takers work in their communities locating […]

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Gazette: “Northampton City Council shelves landfill expansion”

Today’s Gazette reports: Signaling an end to further action on landfill expansion, the City Council on Thursday advised the Board of Public Works to begin figuring out what the city will do with its trash when the dump closes in two years…In the end, one amendment was approved. Instead of advising the BPW to “suspend” […]

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“Rezoning Northampton for a Sustainable Future” Forum Rescheduled to March 17

See also:Video and Slides: Joel Russell Presents Form-Based Zoning Joel Russell’s Introduction to Form-Based Zoning, as Presented to the Northampton Design Forum, 1/26/10 (PDF, 10MB)Download Envisioning Sustainable Northampton – Final Notre Dame Studio Presentation Book Envisioning Sustainable Northampton: Notre Dame Urban Design Presentation – Video and HandoutVideo and Slides: Final Presentation of Design Northampton WeekNorthampton Media: “Northampton’s Built […]

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