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Northampton Energy & Sustainability Commission

On June 19 2008, the City Council enacted the Energy and Sustainability Commission to:

"... assist and ensure that the City identify, develop, implement, and manage programs and policies that achieve high levels of energy efficiency and energy resource sustainability and guard against effects of energy resource disruption/depletion and climate change in all of Northampton’s public and private sectors consistent with the goals of the Sustainable Northampton plan, the City’s climate change protection commitments, and other City plans/goals."

NESC Meeting Schedule

Beginning on March 11, 2010, the Northampton Energy and Sustainability Commission (NESC) will change meeting times to the second Thursday of each month from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. unless otherwise posted.

The next meeting, on March. 11, 2010, will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Department of Public Works administration building, 125 locust Street.


Commissioners

The 11-member body is comprised of the Director or his/her designee from three City departments (Central Services, Public Works, and Planning and Development), the Building Commissioner or his/her designee, two City Councilors appointed by the City Council President, a representative of Smith Vocational High School selected by the Smith Vocational High School Superintendent, and four members of the public appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council.

Scott Silver
Resident and Director of Project Development, Energy Services Company

Pamela C. Schwartz
City Council

Catherine Ratte, Commission Chair
Resident and Sustainability Planner

David Pomerantz
Director of Central Services

David J. Narkewicz
President City Council

John Kelly
Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School Representative

Edward Huntley
Director of Public Works

Louis Hasbrouck
Assistant Building Commissioner

Denzel Hankinson
Resident and Economic/Financial Consultant: Energy and Water

Wayne Feiden
Director of Planning and Development

Jonathan Black
Resident and Environmental Consultant

Staff contact and ex-officio non-voting member:

Chris Mason
Energy and Sustainability Officer
240 Main St.
Northampton, MA 01060
413-587-1055
413-587-1248 (fax)
cmason@northamptonma.gov