The phone number published on the Northampton City Council web page for Ward 3 Councilor Marilyn Richards has been disconnected. We encourage citizens to contact her at her public email address, jo*****@*****st.net. You may also leave a message for her with Lyn Nuttelman Simmons, Clerk to the Council, at 587-1210.
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The 11th Hour
Seen this month in the window of Pleasant Street Theater…See also:Breaking News: Council Approves New Wetlands Ordinance 7-2 on First ReadingAfter nearly two hours of debate between Northampton’s City Councilors, the Council voted 7-2 to approve the proposed new wetlands ordinance with some minor amendments. Councilor-At-Large Jim Dostal and Ward 7 Councilor Ray LaBarge voted against the […]
Just Five Days Until the North Street Neighborhood Tag Sale/Bake Sale on September 29
Please join our Tag Sale/Bake Sale on September 29, 9am-1pm, centered around North Street at Northern Avenue. Meet your neighbors. Buy what you need (or want!) at a great price. Learn more about the efforts of the North Street association to maintain the health, safety and beauty of our neighborhood. We need item donations, volunteers […]
Millions of Dollars of Property Outside the Official Floodplain Vulnerable to Localized Flooding
As reported in today’s Sunday Republican, the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission invites the public to review a Local Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan for Northampton (PDF) as well as plans for other valley municipalities.We believe Northampton’s proposed wetlands ordinance, by inviting developers to encroach as close as 10 feet to wetlands in our more populous districts, goes against the goals of […]
NSNA on Conservation Commission Agenda for September 27
The North Street Neighborhood Association is on the Conservation Commission’s agenda for September 27. The meeting begins at 5:30pm. Our portion will begin around 7:00pm. We will make our case to the commission that urban residents need and deserve the same benefits from wetlands and their buffer zones–especially flood protection–as do more outlying residents.We invite […]
How to Amend the Wetlands Ordinance to Make It Less Harmful to Wards 1-4
It is unfortunate and unnecessary that some people seem to believe it’s acceptable to degrade the quality of life and increase the flooding risk of in-town residents in order to preserve open space in the outlying areas. The environment and safety of all parts of Northampton deserve respect.NSNA has called attention for some time now to […]
Breaking News: Council Approves New Wetlands Ordinance 7-2 on First Reading
After nearly two hours of debate between Northampton’s City Councilors, the Council voted 7-2 to approve the proposed new wetlands ordinance with some minor amendments. Councilor-At-Large Jim Dostal and Ward 7 Councilor Ray LaBarge voted against the ordinance.The ordinance must undergo a second reading, presumably at the next City Council meeting on October 4. The next fourteen […]
A Call to Action from the Coalition to Save Northampton’s Wetlands
Please distribute far and wide! Calling all concerned Northampton residents! City Council meeting this Thursday, September 20, 7pm! Call your Councilors now! An unacceptably weak proposed Amended Wetlands Ordinance will come before City Council on September 20. Northampton citizens are building a broad coalition of individuals, neighborhood groups and conservation organizations to challenge the proposal […]
HUGE Northampton Tag Sale & Bake Sale on September 29
The North Street Neighborhood Association invites the public to a HUGE Neighborhood Tag Sale & Bake Sale on Saturday, September 29, 9am-1pm. This sale will raise funds for the association. Come to North Street between Market Street and Northern Avenue. Download a flyer for this event (PDF). (In case of rain, the date will change to […]
Conservation Commission Schedules 9/18 Meeting to Discuss Vernal Pools
Northampton’s Conservation Commission has scheduled a meeting at 6:30pm on Tuesday, September 18, to discuss the “proposed changes to the language of the vernal pool section of the proposed Wetlands Ordinance”. The meeting will take place in City Hall Room 11, 212 Main Street.For more information contact Bruce W. Young, Land Use and Conservation Planner, […]