We’d like to share this announcement: Paul’s Memorial Garden Project In loving memory of Paul Yeskie, Sr. & Paul Yeskie, Jr., Victims of the Northampton Arson Fires December 2009 DATE: Saturday, June 5th, 2010 11 AM – 3 PM PLACE: Meet at the Main Entrance of Smith Vocational School, Northampton Please join […]
Month: May 2010
Albuquerque Journal: “City Should Address Growing ‘Bad Infill’ Problem”
From the March 14, 2010 Albuquerque Journal: A new two-story house in an unassuming Santa Fe neighborhood is built six feet from the back lot line and looms over the windows of the neighboring one-story home. Across the street from one of old Santa Fe’s most notable Pueblo Revival-style historic homes, a row of faux-Territorial condominiums […]
Video: May 10 Meeting of the Exit 19 Project Advisory Committee
Here is a blip.tv video of the first two hours of the May 10 meeting of the Exit 19 Project Advisory Committee (PAC). This video was recorded by Lachlan Ziegler. There will be a full public meeting on Exit 19 on Monday, June 14, 6-8pm in the Bridge Street School Cafeteria. Concerned citizens are urged […]
“Opposition grows to suburban-style design in Birmingham neighborhoods”
The Birmingham News reported on May 27: Officials say the uprising against the sameness of suburban design threatening the uniqueness of some of Birmingham’s established downtown neighborhoods is not a temporary bristling that will die down. Instead, it’s a fundamental shift they say has been a long time in the making as more young professionals and […]
Denver City Council Considers Form-Based Zoning; Stabilizing Neighborhoods
The Denver Daily News reported on May 24 (emphasis added): After five years of what at times has been an excruciating process to update the city’s more than five-decade-old zoning code, the City Council tonight will finally introduce the new code on first reading, paving the way for an extensive public comment period… The new […]
Video and Documents: Charter Review Committee Meeting of 5/26/10; Origins of Northampton’s Charter
Here is a complete blip.tv video and a short YouTube excerpt of the May 26 meeting of Northampton’s Charter Review Committee. The complete video is 2 hours 6 minutes long, and was recorded by Adam Cohen. The first hour is devoted to a presentation on Massachusetts charters by charter expert Marilyn Contreas, Senior Program and Policy Analyst at the Massachusetts […]
Mayor’s Email Update May 2010
Mayor Clare Higgins has just released her May email update. You may download the details of the FY2011 budget proposal from Councilor Angela Plassmann’s website. May 2010 Dear Neighbors, I wanted to take this opportunity to share with you the budget message I presented to the City Council last week, and to encourage you to […]
June 10: Attend the North Street Road/Traffic/Tree Meeting – Download Flyer
Please download this flyer (PDF) and post freely! See also: June 10: Informational Meeting on North Street Reconstruction (date changed) Angela Plassmann: “Mayor: Conz Street Slated for Reconstruction This Year, North Street for Next Year” (4/13/10) Laura Hanson will be meeting with North Street residents to begin the process for the reconstruction of North Street […]
MSNBC: “‘Hell of a year’ for hurricanes, expert warns”
MSNBC reports yesterday: William Gray, the hurricane forecast pioneer who founded Colorado State University’s respected storm research team, said CSU would ramp up their prediction for the 2010 season in a report due out on June 2. “The numbers are going to go up quite high,” Gray said. “This looks like a hell of a […]
Mayor’s Budget Proposal and Detail Budget Report for FY2011 Available for Download
Ward 3 City Councilor Angela Plassmann has made the Mayor’s Budget Proposal and Detail Budget Report for the 2011 fiscal year available for download. The public is also encouraged to attend a hearing on the budget on May 25, 5-8pm in City Council Chambers. See also: Video: Board of Public Works, May 5, 2010; Budget