Get your questions in by July 17 for the Ward 3 City Council Candidate Forum on July 19. Here is the official announcement: The two candidates competing in the August 2 special election to fill the vacant Ward 3 City Council seat will have their only joint appearance in a forum sponsored by the Ward […]
What You Can Do
August 6: Ward 3 Vegetable Garden Tour
April 30: Free Medications Collection Day for Safe Disposal in Hampshire & Franklin Counties
Video, Slides, Handouts: Forum on Budget Gap
Here is a complete YouTube video of the March 31 public forum entitled “What we can do to close the budget gap”. This forum was sponsored by the Northampton City Council/School Committee Conference Committee and Yes!Northampton. The video is 1 hour 28 minutes long and was recorded by Adam Cohen.Mayor Clare Higgins, Representative Peter Kocot […]
March 23: Smith College Landscape Studies students to show their work
The Ward 3 Neighborhood Association announces: Smith College Landscape Studies students to show their work March 23DATE: March 23rdTIME: 7-8:30 PMPLACE: Bridge St School CafeteriaPlease come to see some new ideas and give your feedback toward the completion of their final products.Design topics include: Bridge Street Cemetery Sustainable Back-yard Agriculture A Permaculture Plan for the […]
Videos and Slides: Main and King Street Transportation Charrette, Introduction and Goal Setting
Here are YouTube videos from the first day (3/14/11) of the Nelson\Nygaard transportation charrette focused on Main Street and King Street in Northampton. These videos were recorded by Adam Cohen. The consultants’ overarching philosophy is informed by New Urbanism and makes a priority of building mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly urban environments. It is reminiscent of proposals made during the Notre […]
March 14-16: Main and King Street Transportation Charrette
Northampton’s Office of Planning and Development announces a Main and King Street Transportation Charrette. As you can see from the articles we include below the announcement, we’re concerned that increasing urban density beyond a certain point could result in unpleasant increases in total downtown Northampton traffic, even if vehicle miles per capita decrease somewhat. We have, of course, expressed other […]
March 31 Public Forum: “What we can do to close the budget gap”
March 8: Mayor to Speak on Fiscal Situation at Ward 4 Meeting
March 7, 11: Forums on Waste Disposal Options
Upcoming Community Forums for Solid Waste Task Force See also: MassLive: “Northampton task force outlines options for waste disposal” (2/1/11) The task force is due to make it final recommendation to the Board of Public Works by April 1. Gazette: Recent articles relating to the landfill Videos: Solid Waste Task Force, February 7, 2011 Video: […]