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Housing Partnership advances rent control organizing and plans trust fund revival.

Housing Partnership charts dual rent control strategy, eyes August formal position. Vice-Chair Hannah Shaffer and members discussed a statewide ballot initiative seeking to lift Massachusetts' ban on rent control, with 88,000 certified signatures from 124,000 gathered statewide in the first round,

City Council opens FY2027 budget hearing amid school funding dispute

City Council opens FY2027 budget hearing amid school funding debate. The Northampton City Council opened its public hearing on FY2027 budgets May 27 with presentations from the Information Technology Services Department, Health and Human Services Department requesting $1,531,675, and Northampton

Bicycle Subcommittee reviews street projects, delays e-bike ordinance

Bicycle Subcommittee reviews multiple street projects, delays e-bike ordinance pending state action. The subcommittee heard updates from Carolyn Misch of the Office of Planning and Sustainability and Donna LaScaleia of the Department of Public Works on multiple street projects, including an Elm

Northampton City Council Opens FY27 Budget Hearings Across IT, Health, and Schools

Northampton City Council opens FY27 budget hearings with debate over school funding, federal grant losses.

Northampton approves Elm Street safety project ordinances eight to one

Northampton Council approves Elm Street safety project, housing zoning changes. The City Council voted 8-1 to advance six ordinances implementing the Elm Street safety improvement project near Northampton High School, addressing congestion and unsafe crossings with modifications to traffic