Due to recent notice that the mayor and superintendent are Budget Briefing in Ward 3 at Bridge Street School at 6:30 on Monday, 3/24, the NEAT meeting on that same night -- 3/24 -- will begin at 7:30 instead of 7:00. We hope this allows people to show up at 6:30 at Bridge Street -- numbers count -- and then move on to Jackson Street School Library for the NEAT meeting with fresh information and ideas. The NEAT meeting will end by 9:00.
Hope to see you in one or both places!
There will be Budget Briefing Meetings throughout the city in all wards. Margaret Miller passed along the following list of all the Budget Briefing meetings being held throughout the city, originally sent out by the JFK PTO Listserve. Thanks JFK parents for this info!
Pick one date below and attend to show your support for all the Schools, Teachers, Staff and Children in Northampton. The goal is to work together at these issues that could affect the whole community: Spread the Word!
March 24th - Time: 6:30 - 8:30
Ward 3 Meeting
Councilor Reckman will host Mayor Higgins and Superintendent Rodriguez-Babcock for a Budget Briefing meeting at the Bridge Street School (wheelchair accessible).
Contact Information: Councilor Robert Reckman
413-584-8905
March 25th - Time: 6:30 - 8:30
Ward 4 Meeting
Councilor Narkewicz will host Mayor Higgins in a Budget Briefing meeting at City Council Chambers (wheelchair accessible) 212 Main Street, behind City Hall.
Contact Information: Councilor David Narkewicz
413-586-7230
April 1st - Time: 6:30 - 8:30
Ward 7 Meeting
Councilor Labarge will host Mayor Higgins for a Budget Briefing meeting at the Leeds School (wheelchair accessible).
Contact Information: Councilor Raymond LaBarge
413-584-5561
April 8th - Time: 6:30 - 8:30
Ward 1 Meeting
Councilor Carney will host Mayor Higgins for a Budget Briefing.
Location: tba
Contact Information: Councilor Maureen Carney
413-584-2904
April 9th - Time: 6:30 - 8:30
Ward 5 Meeting
Councilor David Murphy will host Mayor Higgins for a Budget Briefing meeting at the Florence Civic Center.
Contact Information: Councilor David Murphy
413-586-5461
April 14th - Time: 6:00 - 8:30
Ward 6 Meeting
Councilor LaBarge will host Mayor Higgins in a Budget Briefing Meeting at the Ryan Road School
(wheelchair accessible).
Contact Information: Councilor Marianne LaBarge
413-584-7937
As always, please pass the word. We want to get as many people to these meetings as possible.
Remember: Additions and deletions to the NEAT email list may be sent to Megan Zinn at: mrzinn@usa.net.
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Megan,
You are doing a wonderful job getting the message out. The energy in the parent community is just amazing. I and many I know found our way to your group through fliers -- part of the "coming together" of the Northampton parent community. We're not actually Bridge Street School parents. I think you may find at the next NEAT meeting that your audience has grown not just in numbers but also in areas of the community it represents. I'm wondering about the focus on Bridge Street School.... It makes, me as a parent of a child at Ryan Rd School, wonder if that divisiveness and territorialism we are all trying to avoid in order to do what is best for all our children is bound to raise its ugly head. I'm really hoping to see this energy you've martialed continue to carry us all forward together as a united parent group working toward a common goal. I think that's what you've started here -- not just a save Bridge Street initiative.
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