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Northampton, Ma, Citizens Campaign To Protect Their Urban Wetlands, Prevent Flooding

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Citizens of Northampton, MA, are campaigning to preserve the buffer zones around the city's urban wetlands from development. Northampton has a proud tradition of environmental stewardship and sustainable growth, but on October 4, Northampton's City Council plans to vote on an ordinance that would slash the no-build zone around wetlands to as little as 10 feet in many districts. The North Street Neighborhood Association this week is mailing 16,978 postcards to virtually all the registered voters of Northampton. The postcards call for maintaining 50-foot no-build buffers, the general standard to this point, to mitigate flooding, prevent water pollution, and keep neighborhoods green and cool. Read »

 

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