Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 9/24/09 special meeting of Northampton’s City Council. This video is 1 hour 25 minutes long and was recorded by Mimi Odgers of Water Not Waste. Below is the official agenda followed by YouTube clips from the meeting. You may download PDFs of the proposed ballot question (21KB), […]
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Landfill Neighbors File Protest Petition
As reported yesterday at Northampton Redoubt, about 27 property owners in the Glendale Road area recently filed the following protest petition. Download the petition (PDF, 722KB). See the proposed zoning changes, which will be discussed by the City Council at a special September 24 meeting (7:00pm, City Council Chambers, 212 Main Street).See also:September 24: Special City […]
September 24: Special City Council Meeting – Landfill Ballot Question No. 2; Heavy Public Uses
Northampton’s City Council is holding a special meeting on September 24. This meeting will address issues surrounding a possible expansion of the municipal landfill. Concerned citizens are urged to attend.Below is the official agenda. You may download PDFs of the ballot question to be considered (21KB), the ordinance change sponsored by Ward 4 City Councilor David Narkewicz […]
Video: City Council Meeting of 9/17/09; Special Clips: Susco/Higgins/Bardsley, LaBarge/Spector
Here is a blip.tv video of the 9/17/09 meeting of Northampton’s City Council. We join the meeting near the beginning of the public comment period. This video is 3 hours 21 minutes long and was recorded by Mimi Odgers of Water Not Waste. Below are two short clips from the meeting. The first shows a strong […]
Video: Solid Waste Management Alternatives Study – Informational Meeting of 9/14/09
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 9/14/09 public informational meeting regarding the Solid Waste Management Alternatives Study. This video is 2 hours 6 minutes long and was recorded by Mimi Odgers of Water Not Waste. Video highlights:1:17:48-1:19:20 and 1:53:07-1:54:55: Ward 7 City Council candidate Gene Tacy expresses skepticism about expanding the landfill over the […]
Video: Ordinance Committee Meeting of 9/14/09; Heavy Public Uses, Landfill Ballot Questions
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 9/14/09 meeting of Northampton’s Ordinance Committee, a committee of the City Council. This video was recorded by Lachlan Ziegler and is 3 hours 42 minutes long. Video highlights:0:37:37-0:41:39… Mimi Odgers of Water Not Waste speaks, expresses concern that appealing legislative decisions is difficult (as compared to appealing Special […]
Northampton Redoubt: “Landfill question letter submitted to Gazette by Andrew Woodland”
Northampton Redoubt has kindly given us permission to reprint this post from yesterday: Landfill question letter submitted to Gazette by Andrew Woodland To the Editor (submitted Sept. 15 via email): Ward 3 City Councilor Bob Reckman today submitted a proposed amendment to the landfill expansion referendum language. While I applaud the council’s effort to put […]
Water Not Waste Achieves Ballot Question Signature Goal
Water Not Waste has just posted the following announcement on their website: Ballot Signature Drive Success!!!! Well, WE DID IT!!!!It is official that we collected the required number of registered voter’s signatures and our question WILL be on the November 3rd ballot!The question reads: “Shall the City of Northampton expand the […]
Ordinance Committee Recommendations on Competing Heavy Public Use Ordinances
Here is the text just released of two competing ordinances regarding heavy public uses. The City Council will take these up at its September 17 meeting, 7:15pm in City Council Chambers, 212 Main Street (see agenda and related documents). See also:Video: Planning Board Meeting of 9/10/09; Heavy Public Use Ordinance OptionsGazette: “Planners ask council to […]
“An uphill slog: Fighting the landfill expansion is not going to be easy” – Mike Kirby
Mike Kirby has kindly given us permission to reprint his Sunday article from Kirby on the Loose. There will be a public information session on the Solid Waste Management Alternatives Study (PDF, 2.7MB) today at 7pm in the JFK Middle School Community Room, 100 Bridge Road. An uphill slogFighting the landfill expansionis not going to be easy.I […]