Here are complete blip.tv videos of the 12/2/02 meeting of the King Street Zoning Workshop Subcommittee (2h 14m) and the Planning Board meeting (1h 26m) that immediately followed it. The workshop was recorded by Mary Likins, and the Planning Board meeting was recorded by Lachlan Ziegler. Click for the meeting agendas.While there will be future meetings for the public […]
Opinion
Poem: “Developing the Land”
Reprinted by kind permission of American Life in Poetry: See also: Poem: “Dear Neighbors” Poem: “We Have Faith” Poem: “Song for Rana”
Videos: King Street Zoning Workshop
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 11/13/10 King Street Zoning Workshop that brought together members of the Northampton Planning Board, the Zoning Revisions Committee, and the Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce. (There is a gap of a few seconds after the first hour for camera changeover.) This video is 3 hours 43 minutes […]
An Open Letter from Residents of Edwards Square to Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish
Tim Jacobs and other residents of Edwards Square have asked us to publish this open letter. There will be public hearings on the proposal by St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish on October 14 starting at 7:30pm in City Council Chambers. Concerned citizens are urged to attend. An open letter from the concerned citizens of Northampton. We welcome […]
Video: Zoning Revisions Committee Meeting of 10/6/10; King Street Forum Comments; Planning Staff Offer Suggestions
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 10/6/10 meeting of Northampton’s Zoning Revisions Committee. The committee discussed a search for a new chair, comments from the recent forums on King Street, and suggestions from the planning staff on what activities to prioritize through next spring. This video is 1 hour 47 minutes long and was recorded by […]
Northampton Media: “Northampton’s Built Environment: Squandered Public Equity” by Tris Metcalfe, AIA
We are reprinting this 11/1/09 article by kind permission of Northampton Media. This material is presented for the purpose of voter education. NSNA does not endorse individual candidates for political office. [Article amended 11/3/09 by Mr. Metcalfe.] Northampton’s Built Environment: Squandered Public Equityby Tris Metcalfe, Massachusetts, #5393 Registered ArchitectI am an architect who has been […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hanging on to Our Families with Young Children – Implications for Urban Design
As Northampton’s Zoning Revisions Committee moves to implement the Sustainable Northampton Plan, we encourage the committee to evaluate proposals with the interests of families in mind. It can be hard for parents of young children to attend public meetings, but they vote with their feet when deciding where to live. The migration of young adults […]
Letter to Gazette: “Stealing political signs violates sense of community”
W. Sydney Stern has kindly given us permission to reprint her letter that was published in the 9/25/09 Gazette: To the editor:Angela Plassmann is running for Ward 3 City Councilor as a challenger to the incumbent. Last night three of her signs on a major thoroughfare (Bridge Street/Route 9) were targeted for removal from peoples’ […]