March 6: North Street Public Information Meeting

This announcement comes by way of the Ward 3 Neighborhood Association: NORTH STREET PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING WHEN: March 6, 2012 (Tuesday) TIME: 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM WHERE: City Hall, Hearing Room #18, 2nd Floor (210 Main Street, Northampton, MA) SUBJECT: PUBLIC MEETING Reconstructing North Street   The Department of Public Works invites you to attend a […]

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Video: City Council Workshop on Proposed Charter

Here is a YouTube video of the complete 2/8/12 public workshop held by Northampton’s City Council on the charter proposed by the Special Act Charter Drafting Committee. This video is 2 hours 45 minutes long and was recorded by Adam Cohen. The councilors touched on many of the issues reviewed in the Charter Drafting Committee’s narrative […]

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BEAT Gets State To Update Its Stormwater Calculations

Good news from Berkshire Environmental Action Team: Our climate is changing. There really isn’t any debate in the scientific community anymore. The scientific community has moved on to solving the problem of what do we do about climate change. One thing we can do is change our preparedness for more intense storms and heavier rainfall. […]

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Charter Drafting Committee Releases Narrative about Proposed Charter

The Northampton Special Act Charter Drafting Committee has just released a narrative to go with its charter proposal. The narrative discusses the pros and cons of various recommendations. The public is invited to attend a City Council workshop on the charter on February 8, 6-9pm in the Community Room of JFK Middle School, 100 Bridge Road […]

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