Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 9/10/09 meeting of Northampton’s Conservation Commission. This video is 2 hours 14 minutes long and was recorded by Lachlan Ziegler. The 20-unit Kohl Construction condo proposal off North Street was approved (0:00:00-1:28:32 on the video) but it appears Kohl has some work to do to ensure there’s enough […]
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September 10: Conservation Commission Hearing on Kohl Condo Proposal; Staff Report
The now 20-unit Kohl Construction condo proposal goes back before Northampton’s Conservation Commission on September 10, 5:30pm in the City Hall Hearing Room, 210 Main Street, 2nd floor (enter via the back door). Concerned citizens are urged to attend. Here is the commission’s agenda followed by Land Use and Conservation Planner Bruce Young’s staff report. Northampton […]
September 10: Kohl Condo Hearing Before Conservation Commission
Kohl Construction’s 20-unit condo proposal for North Street goes again before the Conservation Commission on September 10, 5:30pm in the City Hall Hearing Room, 2nd floor, 210 Main Street. The conditions and convenants are expected to be a focus of the hearing. Concerned citizens are urged to attend. Here are the details: Northampton Conservation CommissionAgenda […]
Pictures from the August 27 Conservation Commission Hearing on the Kohl Condo Proposal
Northampton’s Conservation Commission discussed a hydrological review of the Kohl Construction North Street condo proposal at an August 27 hearing. They took no vote but agreed to discuss the proposal again on September 10 at 5:30pm (City Hall Hearing Room, 210 Main Street, 2nd floor). The commissioners desired to refine language in the draft covenants and project […]
Conservation Planner Bruce Young’s Staff Report on Latest Kohl Condo Proposal
Northampton Conservation and Land Use Planner Bruce Young has issued the following staff report on Kohl Construction’s latest 20-unit condo proposal for North Street. Concerned citizens are urged to attend the hearing on August 27, 6pm in the City Hall Hearing Room (210 Main Street, 2nd floor, enter via the back door). Staff Report [partial]To: […]
August 27: Conservation Commission Revisits Kohl Condo Proposal; Hydrological Review
Kohl Construction’s proposal to build 20 condo units off North Street goes back before the Conservation Commission on August 27, 6pm in the City Hall Hearing Room. We believe that several key concerns raised by commission members in March have been addressed little if at all in the current proposal. Concerned citizens are urged to […]
Conservation Commission Selects New England Environmental to Evaluate Hydrology Impacts of Proposed Kohl Condos
At their May 14 hearing, members of the Conservation Commission expressed a desire for an independent expert evaluation of how the proposed Kohl condo development off North Street (latest version) would impact the hydrology of the site. On July 8, the Commission issued the Request for Proposals shown below and has selected the proposal submitted by […]
Video: Northampton Design Forum – Leeds, Baystate and Florence, 7/27/09
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the general session of Northampton Design Forum‘s public forum at the Florence Civic Center on 7/27/09. As publicized in NDF’s flyer, “The purpose of the forum is to facilitate public dialogue about the principles of sustainability and neighborhood design, including the concepts presented by the Notre Dame Urban […]
Heat and Rain Increasing in Massachusetts: Implications for Infill and the Proposed Landfill Expansion
The Gazette’s July 24 edition of Hampshire Life contains a valuable article, “When it rains it pours”, with implications for infill as well as the proposed expansion of the landfill. First, some excerpts: When it rains it pours: Why Massachusetts is becoming waterlogged…Massachusetts is accumulating rainy months at a disturbing pace.Over the past century, according […]
Video: Conservation Commission Meeting of 7/23/09; Barrett Street Marsh; Community Preservation Act Funds
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 7/23/09 meeting of Northampton’s Conservation Commission. This video is 1 hour 18 minutes long and was recorded by Lachlan Ziegler. During the meeting there was a brief discussion of the Kohl condo proposal off North Street. Conservation and Land Use Planner Bruce Young said that a hydrogeologist […]