Government · Other Committee
NHA board approves Worcester MOU for 43 units
The Northampton Housing Authority board approved a Worcester Housing Authority deal to turn over 43 vacant units.
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Government · Other Committee
Housing Authority Approves Worcester Vacancy Deal
Northampton Housing Authority voted to bring in Worcester Housing Authority crews to clear a 43-unit vacancy backlog.
Government · Fiscal Assessment Community Task Force
Residents reject override-dependent fiscal plan at Northampton Task Force public forum
Northampton residents challenge reliance on periodic overrides at Task Force public forum. The 11-member Task Force, with 22 residents attending in person and three via Zoom, heard residents reject Mayor Narkewicz's fiscal stability plan, which relies on override votes every four to five years.
Government · Select Board
Council OKs planning director's clean-energy permit role
The Northampton City Council voted 9-0 to put the planning director in charge of local permitting for small solar and battery-storage projects under a new state law taking effect Oct. 1.
Government · Board of Health
Board continues Valley Recycling expansion hearing
Northampton's Board of Health voted 5-0 to continue a hearing on Valley Recycling's request to raise its daily solid waste limit by 150 to 200 tons, after South Street residents said truck traffic shakes their homes.
Government · Board of Health
Health Board Continues Valley Recycling Permit Hearing
Northampton Board of Health continued public hearing on Valley Recycling's waste expansion request. The facility seeks to increase permitted daily solid waste from 324 tons to an additional 150-200 tons per day at its Easthampton Road site.
Government · Fiscal Assessment Community Task Force
Task Force Reviews Fiscal Stability Plan Amid $3.4 Million FY28 Deficit
Northampton's Fiscal Assessment Community Task Force holds first public review of five-year Fiscal Stability Plan. The task force examined the city's revenue structure, finding that property taxes account for 61.79 percent of total revenue, while state aid contributes 13.58 percent. Current
Government · Other Committee
Forestry board cuts to one meeting a month
Northampton's Urban Forestry Commission votes 7-0 to cut regular meetings from twice to once a month. Tree Warden Paris Litti, newly promoted to Director of Public Works, said the added duties leave him able to attend "only one meeting a month," prompting the shift to first Wednesdays only.
School Committee reviews FY27 budget and Title I allocation
Northampton school budget panel reviews FY27 Title I allocation and transportation plans. The Budget and Property Subcommittee heard a report from Business Administrator Ann-Marie Dasilva Nembirkow on FY26 closeout and FY27 allocations including $496,855 in Title I funds, $868,000 in IDEA grants,
Government · Housing Partnership
HOUSING PARTNERSHIP CHAIR POSITION LEFT VACANT, DEFERRED TO OCTOBER
Northampton Housing Partnership defers leadership elections as member recruitment begins. The partnership postponed chair and vice-chair nominations to its October meeting, with Vice-Chair Hannah Shaffer stepping back from an acting role.
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