Government · Other Committee
Panel holds off on Ice Pond parking limits
The Northampton Transportation and Parking Commission held off on a resident request to limit parking to one side of Ice Pond Drive.
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Government · Other Committee
Trustees accept $30,000 in T-Mobile grants
The Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School Board of Trustees accepted $30,000 in T-Mobile grants despite a trustee's objection over corporate advertising to students.
Government · Planning Board
Board OKs battery storage after losing legal options
The Hadley Planning Board approved a special permit for a five-megawatt battery storage system over the town's aquifer, voting 4-0 after being told it lacked legal grounds to deny the project again.
Government · Conservation
Panel approves Russell Street wetland mitigation plan
The Hadley Conservation Commission approved a wetland mitigation plan for 347 Russell Street and confronted unauthorized mountain bike trail construction on town land near the public water supply.
Government · Select Board
Council votes to lift Deepwoods Drive housing restriction
The Amherst Town Council voted 13-0 to remove an 18-year-old affordable housing deed restriction on a Deepwoods Drive home after a yearlong sale process collapsed.
Government · Other Committee
Housing authority withdraws single-officer grievance plan
The Northampton Housing Authority board pulled a proposal to let one hearing officer replace a three-person grievance panel after commissioners said they needed more detail. Chairperson Patty Healy and Commissioner Katie Rose agreed to form a subcommittee to draft a revised plan.
Government · Select Board
Granby board OKs $2,000 stipend for staffer
Granby Select Board approved a $2,000 stipend for senior center staffer Amy Gay. Town Administrator Ron said Gay "quite literally kept the senior center open" during a roughly two-month gap after Senior Center Director Natalie Archambault left June 30 and before Lauren Hannigan was hired.
Government · Economic Development
Hadley panel says 40R bylaw not ready for vote
Hadley's Housing and Economic Development Committee said the town's 40R zoning bylaw is not ready for town meeting and will likely wait until spring 2027.
Government · Board of Health
Board OKs Recycling Tonnage Increase 4-1
The Northampton Board of Health approved a tonnage increase for Valley Recycling despite South Street residents' noise and vibration complaints. The board voted 4-1, with member Cynthia Suopis dissenting, to let the Easthampton Road facility add 150 to 200 tons to its current 324-ton daily limit.
Government · Select Board
Council adopts rules for small battery storage sites
Northampton City Council heard that the downtown parking garage has "concrete cancer" that could cost up to $33 million to fix. Hoffman Architects engineer Rob Marsoli said alkali-silica reaction and chloride-saturated concrete have corroded the 37-year-old E.J.
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