Please encourage your friends and neighbors to attend the May 14 hearings on the latest Kohl condo proposal. Download our flyer (PDF, 394 KB) and pass it around freely. The flyer includes a review of our major objections to the proposal. Request a free yard sign from info@northassoc.org. We’ll let you know where to pick […]
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April 27: Public Hearing for the Manhan Rail Trail
Friends of Northampton Trails and Greenways announces: There will be a public hearing for the Manhan Rail Trail (an extension to the Norwottuck Rail Trail from Easthampton to Northampton) on Monday, April 27th, 2009 in Northampton at the Bridge Street Elementary School (2 Parsons Street) at 7:00pm. Here are selected pages from MassHighway’s announcement for […]
Knoxville Infill Housing Design Guidelines: Lessons from Experience
As the Zoning Revisions Committee gears up to implement the vision of the Sustainable Northampton Plan, there are useful lessons to be drawn from other cities that have traveled the infill path. Today, let’s look inside the Heart of Knoxville Infill Housing Design Guidelines (PDF, 2.4MB). We highlight several passages that have a particular bearing […]
Gazette: “Northampton override forum to be held next week”
Today’s Gazette reports: Residents who want to ask questions or express their opinions about a proposed $2 million Proposition 2½ override will have an opportunity to do so at a public forum next week.The April 30 special meeting will be held a week before the City Council is poised to take a second and final […]
Earth Day Photo Essay: Spring Buds in the North Street Woods
In honor of Earth Day, please enjoy these pictures of the woods between North Street and the new bike trail… See also: Topographical Map Shows How Kohl Condo Proposal Will Eat Into a Rare Stand of Mature Trees in Downtown Our Guest Article at Northampton Redoubt: “The Kohl condo proposal and the Struggle Over the […]
Impervious Surface: New Condo Proposal Differs Little from Previous One
Jono Neiger and Sebastian Gutwein from the Regenerative Design Group have prepared these charts that compare impervious surface in Kohl Construction’s previous and current North Street condo proposals. Neiger serves on the faculty of the Conway School of Landscape Design, Graduate Program in Sustainable Landscape Planning & Design. To our eyes, Kohl’s new proposal (see […]
Vote YES! Northampton Launches Website to Support $2 Million Proposition 2 1/2 Override
Vote YES! Northampton has launched a website at www.voteyesnorthampton.org: “Vote Yes! Northampton is a coalition of thousands of concerned citizens from all corners of Northampton, including seniors, parents, educators, elected leaders, public employees, and business owners who are dedicated to the idea that, to keep Northampton a strong and vibrant community now and into the […]
Kohl Construction Files New Notice of Intent for North Street Condos
Kohl Construction this week filed a new Notice of Intent to the Northampton Conservation Commission regarding its proposal to build 23 condo units off North Street. The Conservation Commission will hear this new proposal on May 14, 5:30pm in the City Hall Hearing Room, 210 Main Street, 2nd floor (enter via the back door). A […]
Operation Clean Sweep: Volunteers Needed for Saturday Morning, April 18
Mayor Clare Higgins is circulating the following announcement: OPERATION CLEAN SWEEP Volunteers Needed In an effort to spruce up Downtown Northampton, the Mayor’s Office and the Chamber are organizing a Clean Sweep Day on Saturday, April 18, 2009 from 7AM – 10 AM. Volunteers will gather at 7:00 AM on Saturday, April 18th in the […]
$2,000,000 Proposition 2 1/2 Override Question on April 16 City Council Agenda
Northampton’s City Council will give its first reading to a Proposition 2 1/2 Override Question (PDF, 104KB) at its April 16 meeting (approval to put the question to voters requires passage at two readings). This meeting will begin at 7:15pm in City Council Chambers, 212 Main Street. Here are documents being circulated to the councilors:See […]