Stan Moulton

The City Council on Thursday approved with no changes the $132,312,990 budget proposed by Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra for the fiscal year beginning July 1. That is $602,528, or 4.77 percent, higher than the city's current budget for the year ending June 30. At-large Councilor Jamila Gore and Ward 7 Councilor [...]

The City Council's Committee on Finance, of which I am a member, will hold hearings at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, and Wednesday, May 24, on the $132,312,990 budget proposed by Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra for the fiscal year beginning July 1. That is $602,528, or 4.77 percent, higher than the [...]

Pride Day in Northampton, May 6, 2023 I was thrilled to join Congressman James McGovern, state Sen. Jo Comerford of Northampton, Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra and seven of my colleagues on the City Council as Pride Day activities returned Saturday after a hiatus during the pandemic. We paraded from [...]

Today, I am formally announcing my candidacy for reelection to the Ward 1 City Council seat. During the past 16 months, my colleagues on the City Council and I took action on critical issues, including the housing crisis, climate emergency, diversifying participation in municipal government, relief for renters, zoning reforms, [...]

The City Council voted unanimously Thursday to raise water and sewer rates for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The increased rates (the first since fiscal year 2020) result from the expected departure of the Coca-Cola bottling plant from the Northampton Industrial Park, likely by the end of this year. [...]

The City Council on Thursday discussed a plan to appoint, with the mayor's office, a joint special Commission to Investigate Racialized Harms Perpetrated Against Black Residents and Workers in Northampton. The commission will be composed of between nine and 11 people - with at least 50 percent Black members - [...]