The Zoning Revisions Committee announces this schedule change: Due to a scheduling SNAFU we will be re-scheduling the ZRC Urban Agricultural Meeting to Monday, September 14 at 7 PM in Hearing Room 18 at Northampton City Hall.The change has us meeting a day earlier.The preliminary election being held on the 15th made this change necessary. […]
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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 […]
September 15: Urban Agriculture Meeting
Jim Nash of the Zoning Revisions Committee is circulating the following invitation: On September 15th at 7 PM, the Urban Agriculture Sub-committee of the Zoning Revisions Committee will be meeting with the public to discuss modifications and changes to current regulations around chickens and livestock. The meeting with be held in Hearing Room 18 on […]
September 1: Ward 3 Transportation Subcommittee First Open Meeting
We are circulating this announcement at the request of the Ward 3 Neighborhood Association:Ward 3 Transportation Subcommittee First Open MeetingThe first public meeting of the Ward 3 Transportation subcommittee will be Tuesday, September 1 at Northampton Coffee, 269 Pleasant Street, at 6:30 PM. We intend to discuss a variety of topics: the new bike path opening […]
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 […]
Solid Waste Alternatives Study: Information Sessions on August 17, September 14
Water Not Waste reports on two upcoming public information sessions regarding the recently issued Solid Waste Management Alternatives Study (PDF, 2.7MB). Concerned citizens are urged to attend. First Session: Monday, August 17, 7pmJFK Middle School, 100 Bridge Road, Community RoomStantec and HDR will present their Alternatives Study. Public comment welcome.Second Session: Monday, September 14, 7pmJFK […]
Water Not Waste Seeks Signatures, Donations; August 5 Meeting
Water Not Waste has launched a campaign to put the following non-binding question on the November ballot:“Shall the City of Northampton expand the Northampton landfill over the Barnes Aquifer?”You may download the petition signature form here.There will be an organizational meeting on Wednesday, August 5, 7:00pm at the Florence Community Center, 140 Pine Street.Contributions are […]
August 9: Urban Design Tour of Market and Hawley Streets
The Ward 3 Neighborhood Association invites you to attend an urban design tour of Market and Hawley Streets on the morning of Sunday, August 9. This is a good time to identify good and not-so-good urban design as the Zoning Revisions Committee ponders how to implement the Sustainable Northampton Plan.Here are the tour details: WHO: […]
July 23: Kohl Condo Proposal Goes Back Before the Conservation Commission; New Draft Covenants
Kohl Construction, doing business as Tofino Associates and Northern Avenue Homes, goes back before the Conservation Commission on July 23 at 6:00pm (City Hall Hearing Room, 2nd floor). Kohl proposes to build 20 condo units in the woods and grassy areas behind North Street (see the proposal).Land Use and Conservation Planner Bruce Young expects Kohl’s […]
Video: Board of Public Works Meeting of 7/15/09 – Alternatives to Landfill Expansion
Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 7/15/09 meeting of Northampton’s Board of Public Works. This meeting discussed the Solid Waste Management Alternatives Study (PDF, 2.7MB). This video is 2 hours and 33 minutes long, and was recorded by Ken Mitchell.Besides the health impacts of the landfill on residents, we ask these questions: The alternatives to […]