Stan Moulton

Fair Share Amendment The City Council on May 5 unanimously approved a resolution supporting the Fair Share Amendment on the Nov. 8 state election ballot. If approved by voters, it would levy an additional 4 percent tax on the portion of a household's annual income above $1 million and dedicate [...]

Ranked-choice voting The proposal to have the city move ahead with adopting ranked-choice voting will be discussed during a joint virtual meeting of the City Council committees on City Services and Legislative Matters at 5 p.m. Monday, May 2. The Ranked-Choice Voting Committee appointed in May 2021 presented its report [...]

The Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School Board of Trustees tonight voted unanimously to approve building an animal control facility for the city on its campus. The city no longer plans to construct the facility at the site of the former Moose Lodge at 196 Cooke Ave. Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra [...]

Form-based zoning code The City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to approve a package of 14 zoning ordinances related to the so-called "form-based" code, which affects the central business district in downtown Northampton, as well as Florence village center. The changes, which the Office of Planning & Sustainability worked on [...]

Northampton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center redevelopment About 35 residents attended a meeting on Wednesday, March 30, at the site of the former nursing home at 737 Bridge Road that Valley Community Development Corp. of Northampton proposes to redevelop for 60 units of affordable housing. Laura Baker, real estate development director [...]

Capital Improvement Program The City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to approve the $90,946,714 Capital Improvement Program submitted by the mayor for the next five fiscal years through June 30, 2027. Capital expenses for the next fiscal year, beginning July 1, total $15,451,136. The Capital Improvement Program is aligned with [...]