Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 10/29/09 debate between Ward 1 City Council candidates Maureen Carney (incumbent) and Andrew Vidal-McNair. This debate was sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Northampton Area, and took place in City Council Chambers. Topics discussed include property tax overrides, landfill expansion, public housing, diversity, and the Amazing.net […]
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Video: Mayoral Debate, 10/27/09; Landfill Risks; Costs of Alternatives to Landfill Expansion
[Our original blip.tv video for this debate loses audio in the middle, so we have have broken it up into two parts to work around the problem.]Here is a complete blip.tv video in two parts [part one, part two] of the 10/27/09 forum for Northampton’s mayoral candidates sponsored by Ward 6 City Councilor Marianne LaBarge, the Ward […]
Barnes Aquifer Protection Advisory Committee: “Why Aquifers and Landfills Don’t Mix”
The Barnes Aquifer Protection Advisory Committee (BAPAC) is “a coalition of four communities: Westfield, Holyoke, Easthampton and Southampton—and the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC), which work together to protect the Barnes Aquifer, an important regional groundwater resource.” The following flyer was circulated at yesterday’s mayoral debate in Northampton:We also present this selection from the 9/1/09 […]
Video: Mayoral Debate Sponsored by GREEN Northampton and WRSI, 10/20/09
Here is a complete blip.tv video of a 10/20/09 debate between mayoral candidates Clare Higgins and Michael Bardsley. This debate was sponsored by GREEN Northampton and WRSI, with a focus on environmental sustainability. The video is 1 hour 34 minutes long and was recorded by Lachlan Ziegler. Here is a preview circulated ahead of the debate […]
Press Release: Candidates Forum for Ward 6, October 27
Water Not Waste has just issued the following press release: Ward 6 City Councilor Marianne LaBarge, the Ward 6 Association [link], and Water Not Waste are sponsoring a Candidates Forum on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at the R.K. Finn Ryan Rd. Elementary School. The program is as follows: 6-7PM School Committee-at-Large Candidates Blue Duval, Michael Flynn, Robert Schroeder, and […]
Video: City Council Meeting of 10/15/09; Odgers Challenges Accuracy of Mayor’s Campaign Website
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 10/15/09 meeting of Northampton’s City Council. This video is 1 hour 50 minutes long and was recorded by Mimi Odgers of Water Not Waste. Below is a YouTube clip of comments on the landfill made by Ms. Odgers during the public comment period. A partial transcript: “[On] the mayor’s […]
Northampton Recycling Rate of 34% Lags the Statewide Average of 47%
The proposal to expand Northampton’s landfill doesn’t fit well with state-level preferences to increase recycling and expand the use of anaerobic digestion facilities. Landfill operators have a strong incentive to maintain or increase the tons of waste accepted rather than reduce them. In addition, if local households, organizations and governmental facilities have their waste disposal […]
Press Release: October 20 Mayoral Debate Sponsored by GREEN Northampton & WRSI
Video: City Council Meeting of 10/1/09; Air-Drying of Clothes; Academy of Music; Murphy Protests Driveway Ordinance
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 10/1/09 Northampton City Council meeting. This video is 1 hour 37 minutes long and was recorded by Mimi Odgers of Water Not Waste. The middle section shows a brief recess where the new marquee at the Academy of Music was unveiled.Here is the official agenda of the […]
“Power at the Local Level: Growth Coalition Theory”
Professor G. William Domhoff is a member of the Sociology Department at the University of California at Santa Cruz. His analysis of the forces that drive local politics in America appears to apply to a number of Northampton issues, such as infill, the landfill, the Hilton Garden Inn, the Village at Hospital Hill, the Smith College […]