BPG PB Meeting 6-9Northampton Historic
Preservation Plan
Team
Introductions
Judi Barrett –Planning Director &
Principal-in-Charge
Jill Slankas, AICP –Community Planner
Carly Venditti –Community Planner
Kathleen Kelly Broomer
Architectural Historian –Preservation
Consultant
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Scope
Overview
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Phase 1
Inventory & Assessment
Phase 2
Engagement & Analysis
Phase 3
Action Plan & Drafting
Phase 4
Present & Publish
Phase 1
•Historical Inventory
•History of Preservation
Planning
•Community Engagement
Plan
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Phase 2 -5
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•Iterative Community
Engagement & Public
Awareness
•Issue & Challenge Analysis
•Policy Recommendations:
Ordinances, Management,
and Capital Improvements
•Prepare 10-year
Preservation Action Plan
•Final Report (integrated with
Sustainable Northampton)
Historical
Inventory
The consolidation and
update of historic properties
and neighborhoods.
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History of Preservation Planning
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Community
Engagement
Public Information & Social
Media Kickoff Summer 2022
In-person & Hybrid Kickoff
Fall 2022 *
•Community Meeting
•Farmer’s Market
Outreach
*Subject to COVID
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Questions
•What are your hopes for
and expectations about
the Historic
Preservation Plan?
•How could the Historic
Preservation Plan be
helpful to the Planning
Board?
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THANK YOU!
NORTHAMPTON HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN
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