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21.346 An Order to Define Wards and Precincts in the City of Northampton - Certified R1 | Page CITY OF NORTHAMPTON MASSACHUSETTS In City Council October 21, 2021 Upon the Recommendation of City Clerk Pamela L. Powers & City GIS Coordinator James Thompson, 21.346 An Order to Define Wards and Precincts in the City of Northampton Whereas, Northampton City Charter, Article 8 Elections, Section 8-6 Wards, calls for the city clerk to establish 7 wards to consist of nearly an equal number of inhabitants; and Whereas, Northampton City Charter further requires the City Council to review these wards every 10 years; and Whereas Northampton is required by law to re-draw precinct lines after the 2020 Federal Census concluded that existing precincts no longer meets the legal standard for equal number of residents per ward and precinct; Now therefore be it Ordered that The City is hereby divided into seven wards bounded as far as possible by the center line of known streets or ways or other defined limits described as follows: A.Ward 1A1 2 All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 3 intersection of Broad Brook and the base of the Fitzgerald Lake Dam spillway, and proceeding northerly 4 along Broad Brook to the Hatfield/Northampton town/city line, and proceeding easterly along the 5 Hatfield/Northampton town/city line to the Hadley/Northampton town/city line, and proceeding westerly 6 along the Hadley/Northampton town/city line to the Norwottuck Rail Trail, and proceeding southwesterly 7 along the Norwottuck Rail Trail to Bates Street, and proceeding northerly along Bates Street to the 8 intersection of Bates Street, Bradford Street, and Industrial Drive, and proceeding northwesterly along 9 Industrial Drive approximately 1,200 feet to the Northampton Storage Solutions private road, and 10 proceeding southwesterly along the Northampton Storage Solutions private road to the Boston and Maine 11 Railroad right-of-way, and proceeding northerly along the Boston and Maine Railroad right-of-way to 12 Damon Road, and proceeding westerly along Damon Road to King Street, and proceeding southerly along 13 King Street to Barrett Street, and proceeding westerly along Barrett Street to Jackson Street, and 14 proceeding northerly along Jackson Street to Gleason Road, and proceeding westerly along Gleason Road 15 2 | Page to Prospect Avenue, and proceeding northerly along Prospect Avenue to Bridge Road, and proceeding 16 westerly along Bridge Road to North Elm Street, and continuing westerly along Bridge Road approximately 17 335 feet to the driveway/parking lot entrance at 572 Bridge Road, and proceeding northeasterly 18 approximately 350 feet along the driveway/parking lot to Old Quarry Road, and proceeding northerly 19 along Old Quarry Road to its terminus, and proceeding northerly approximately 4,900 feet from the Old 20 Quarry Road terminus to the point of beginning. 21 22 B.Ward 1B23 All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point 24 of intersection of Hatfield Street and Locust Street, and proceeding northerly along Hatfield 25 Street to North Elm Street, and proceeding northerly along North Elm Street to Bridge Road, and 26 proceeding easterly along Bridge Road to Prospect Avenue, and proceeding southerly along 27 Prospect Avenue to Gleason Road, and proceeding easterly along Gleason Road to Jackson Street, 28 and proceeding southerly along Jackson Street to Barrett Street, and proceeding easterly along 29 Barrett Street to King Street, and proceeding southerly along King Street to Finn Street, and 30 proceeding westerly along Finn Street to Prospect Street, and proceeding westerly on Prospect 31 Street to Franklin Street, and proceeding southerly along Franklin Street to Elm Street, and 32 proceeding westerly along Elm Street to North Elm Street, and proceeding northwesterly along 33 North Elm Street to its intersection with Locust Street/Route 9, and continuing westerly along 34 Locust Street/Route 9 to the point of beginning. 35 36 C.Ward 2A37 All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 38 intersection of Kensington Ave and Mandelle Road, and proceeding easterly along Kensington Avenue to 39 Elm Street, and proceeding easterly along Elm Street to Paradise Road, and proceeding southwesterly 40 approximately 190 feet along Paradise Road to the Smith College access road, and proceeding easterly 41 approximately 580 feet along Smith College access road to its intersection with College Lane, and 42 continuing southeasterly approximately 790 feet along the Smith College access road, and continuing 43 northerly approximately 230 feet along the Smith College access road to Elm Street, and proceeding 44 westerly along Elm Street to Prospect Street, and proceeding northeasterly along Prospect Street to its 45 intersection with Tyler Court, and continuing northerly and westerly along Prospect Street to its 46 intersection with Finn Street, and proceeding northerly along Prospect Street to Franklin Street, and 47 proceeding southerly along Franklin Street to Elm Street, and proceeding westerly along Elm Street to its 48 3 | Page intersection with Vernon Street, and proceeding southerly along Vernon Street to James Avenue, and 49 continuing southeasterly along James Avenue to Washington Avenue, and proceeding northeasterly along 50 Washington Avenue to Dryads Green, and proceeding southeasterly along Dryads Green to its intersection 51 with Kensington Avenue, and continuing southeasterly approximately 160 feet on Dryads Green, and 52 continuing westerly approximately 150 feet on Dryads Green, and proceeding southerly approximately 53 205 feet to the Mill River, and proceeding easterly approximately 50 feet along the Mill River, and 54 proceeding northeasterly approximately 345 feet to the Smith College Hashimy-Ninomiya access path, 55 and proceeding easterly approximately 225 feet along the Smith College Hashimy-Ninomiya access path 56 to Paradise Road, and proceeding northeasterly along Paradise Road to its intersection with Mandelle 57 Road, and proceeding northwesterly along Mandelle Road to the point of beginning. 58 59 D.Ward 2B60 All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 61 intersection with the Hampshire County Jail and House of Corrections driveway and Rocky Hill Road, and 62 proceeding northerly along the driveway of the Hampshire County Jail and House of Corrections to its 63 intersection with the Department of food and Agriculture private road, and proceeding northerly along 64 an Department of Food and Agriculture private road to its intersection with Burts Pit Road, and continuing 65 northeasterly along an Department of Food and Agriculture farm road to the Mill River, and proceeding 66 northerly approximately 1,700 feet along the Mill River to Broughtons Brook, and proceeding northerly 67 along Broughtons Brook to Federal Street, and proceeding easterly along Federal Street to Vernon Street, 68 and proceeding southerly along Vernon Street to James Avenue, and proceeding southeasterly along 69 James Avenue to Washington Avenue, and proceeding northeasterly along Washington Avenue to its 70 intersection with Dryads Green, and proceeding southeasterly along Dryads Green to its intersection with 71 Kensington Avenue and, and continuing southeasterly approximately 160 feet on Dryads Green, and 72 continuing westerly approximately 150 feet on Dryads Green, and proceeding southerly approximately 73 205 feet to the Mill River, and proceeding easterly approximately 50 feet along the Mill River, and 74 proceeding northeasterly approximately 345 feet to the Smith College Hashimy-Ninomiya access path, 75 and proceeding easterly approximately 225 feet along the Smith College Hashimy-Ninomiya access path 76 to Paradise Road, and proceeding northeasterly along Paradise Road to its intersection with Mandelle 77 Road, and proceeding northwesterly along Mandelle Road to its intersection with Kensington Avenue, and 78 continuing on Kensington Avenue to Elm Street, and proceeding easterly along Elm Street to Paradise 79 Road, and proceeding southwesterly approximately 190 feet along Paradise Road to the Smith College 80 access road, and proceeding easterly approximately 580 feet along Smith College access road to its 81 intersection with College Lane and continuing southeasterly approximately 790 feet along the Smith 82 4 | Page College access road, and continuing northerly approximately 230 feet along the Smith College access road 83 to Elm Street, and proceeding southeasterly along Elm Street to West Street/Route 66, and proceeding 84 southerly along West Street/Route 66 to its intersection with Belmont Avenue, and proceeding southerly 85 approximately 70 feet to Veterans Field parking lot road, and proceeding easterly along the Veterans 86 Field parking lot road to the Manhan Rail Trail, and proceeding westerly along the Manhan Rail Trail to 87 the Mill River Dike, and proceeding northwesterly along the Mill River Dike to West Street/Route 66, and 88 proceeding westerly along West Street/Route 66 to Earle Street, and proceeding southerly along Earle 89 Street to Manhan Rail Trail, and proceeding westerly approximately 1,270 feet along the Manhan Trail to 90 a brook, and proceeding north west approximately 800 feet along the thread of the brook to Grove Street, 91 and continuing southeasterly approximately 380 feet to the terminus of the Meadowland Condo access 92 road, and proceeding westerly along the Meadowland Condo access road to Rocky Hill Road/Route 66, 93 and proceeding westerly along Rocky Hill Road/Route 66 to the point of beginning. 94 95 E.Ward 3A96 All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 97 intersection of King Street, Main Street, Pleasant Street, and proceeding easterly along Main Street to 98 Hawley Street, and proceeding southeasterly along Hawley Street to Butler Place, and proceeding easterly 99 along Butler Place to Pomeroy Terrace, and proceeding northerly along Pomeroy Terrace to Bridge 100 Street/Route 9, and proceeding northerly along Bridge Street/Route 9 to southbound Interstate 91 101 highway, and proceeding northwesterly along southbound Interstate 91 highway to the Norwottock Rail 102 Trail, and proceeding easterly along the Norwottuck Rail Trail to the Hadley/Northampton town/city line, 103 and proceeding southerly along the Hadley/Northampton town/city line to the 104 Easthampton/Northampton town/city line, and proceeding westerly along the 105 Easthampton/Northampton town/city line to Mount Tom Road/Route 5, and proceeding northerly along 106 Mount Tom Road/Route 5 to Pleasant Street, and proceeding northerly along Pleasant Street to Dike 107 Road, and proceeding westerly along Dike Road to Lyman Road, and proceeding northwesterly along 108 Lyman Road to South Street/Route 10, and proceeding northerly along South Street/Route 10 to Old South 109 Street, and proceeding northeasterly along Old South Street to its intersection with Conz Street, and 110 continuing northerly along Old South Street to the Manhan Rail Trail, and proceeding easterly along the 111 Manhan Rail Trail to Pleasant Street, and proceeding northwesterly along Pleasant Street/Route 5 to the 112 point of beginning. 113 114 F.Ward 3B115 5 | Page All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 116 intersection of Main Street and Pleasant Street, and proceeding easterly along Main Street to Hawley 117 Street, and proceeding southeasterly along Hawley Street to Butler Place, and proceeding easterly along 118 Butler Place to Pomeroy Terrace, and proceeding northerly along Pomeroy Terrace to Bridge Street/Route 119 9, and proceeding northerly along Bridge Street/Route 9 to the southbound Interstate 91 highway, and 120 proceeding northwesterly along the southbound Interstate 91 highway to the Norwottock Rail Trail, and 121 proceeding southwesterly along the Norwottock Rail Trail to Bates Street, and proceeding northwesterly 122 along Bates Street to the intersection of Bates Street, Bradford Street, and Industrial Drive, and 123 proceeding northwesterly along Industrial Drive approximately 1,200 feet to its intersection with the 124 Northampton Storage Solutions private road, and proceeding southwesterly along the Northampton 125 Storage Solutions private road to the Boston and Maine Railroad right-of-way, and proceeding northerly 126 along the Boston and Maine Railroad right-of-way to Damon Road, and proceeding westerly along Damon 127 Road to King Street, and proceeding southerly along King Street to the point of beginning. 128 129 130 G.Ward 4A131 All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of South 132 Street/Route 10 and School Street and proceeding westerly along School Street to Clark Avenue, and 133 proceeding northerly along Clark Avenue to Veterans Field parking lot access road, and proceeding 134 westerly along Veterans Field parking lot access road to its intersection with the Manhan Rail Trail, and 135 proceeding northerly approximately 70 feet to the intersection with Belmont Avenue and West 136 Street/Route 66, and proceeding northerly along West Street/Route 66 to Elm Street, and proceeding 137 northerly along Elm Street to Prospect Street, and proceeding easterly along Prospect Street to its 138 intersection with Tyler Court, and continuing northwesterly along Prospect Street to Finn Street, and 139 proceeding easterly along Finn Street to King Street, proceeding southerly along King Street to its 140 intersection with Main Street and Pleasant Street, and proceeding southeasterly along Pleasant 141 Street/Route 5 to the Manhan Rail Trail, and proceeding westerly along the Manhan Rail Trail to Old South 142 Street, and proceeding southerly along Old South Street to the point of beginning. 143 144 H.Ward 4B145 All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of South 146 Street/Route 10 and School Street and proceeding westerly along School Street to Clark Avenue, and 147 proceeding northerly along Clark Avenue to Veterans Field parking lot access road, and proceeding 148 westerly along Veterans Field parking lot access road to the Manhan Rail Trail, and proceeding 149 6 | Page southwesterly along the Manhan Rail Trail to the Mill River Dike, and proceeding northwesterly along the 150 Mill River Dike to West Street/Route 66, and proceeding westerly along West Street/Route 66 to Earle 151 Street, and proceeding southerly along Earle Street to the Manhan Rail Trail, and proceeding westerly 152 approximately 1,270 feet on the Manhan Trail to a brook, and proceeding northwest approximately 800 153 feet along the thread of the brook to Grove Street, and continuing southeasterly approximately 380 feet 154 to the terminus of the Meadowland Condominium access road, and proceeding westerly along the 155 Meadowland Condominium access road to Rocky Hill Road/Route 66, and proceeding westerly along 156 Rocky Hill Road/Route 66 to the Hampshire County Jail and House of Corrections driveway, and 157 proceeding northerly along the Hampshire County Jail and House of Corrections driveway to Burts Pit 158 Road, and proceeding westerly along Burts Pit Road to Florence Road, and proceeding southerly along 159 Florence Road to the Easthampton/Northampton town/city line, and proceeding easterly along the 160 Easthampton/Northampton town/city line to Mt. Tom Road/Route 5, and proceeding northerly along Mt. 161 Tom Road/Route 5 to Dike Road, and proceeding westerly along Dike Road to Lyman Road, and proceeding 162 westerly along Lyman Road to South Street/Route 10, and proceeding northerly along South Street/Route 163 10 to the point of beginning.164 165 I.Ward 5A166 All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 167 intersection of Bardwell Street and North Main Street, and proceeding easterly along Bardwell Street to 168 North Maple Street, and proceeding northerly along North Maple Street to Sheffield Lane, and proceeding 169 easterly along Sheffield Lane to Hillcrest Drive, and proceeding northerly along Hillcrest Drive to Bridge 170 Road, and proceeding easterly along Bridge Road to North Elm Street, and proceeding southerly along 171 North Elm Street to Hatfield Street, and proceeding westerly along Hatfield Street to Locust Street, and 172 proceeding westerly along Locust Street to Berkshire Terrace, and proceeding southerly along Berkshire 173 Terrace to South Main Street, and proceeding easterly along South Main Street to Beacon Street, and 174 proceeding westerly along Beacon Street to Mann Terrace, and proceeding westerly along Mann Terrace 175 to its intersection with Pine Street and Maple Street, and proceeding north on Maple Street to its 176 intersection with Main Street, North Maple Street, and North Main Street, and proceeding northwesterly 177 along North Main Street to the point of beginning. 178 179 J.Ward 5B180 All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 181 intersection of Pine Street and Florence Road, and proceeding easterly along Pine Street to Park Street, 182 and proceeding northerly along Park Street to Meadow Street, and proceeding easterly along Meadow 183 7 | Page Street to North Main Street, and proceeding easterly along North Main Street to Maple Street, and 184 proceeding southerly along Maple Street to the intersection of Maple Street, Pine Street, and Mann 185 Terrace, and proceeding easterly along Mann Terrace to Beacon Street, and proceeding easterly along 186 Beacon Street to South Main Street, and proceeding northerly along South Main Street to Berkshire 187 Terrace, and proceeding northerly along Berkshire Terrace to Locust Street, and proceeding easterly along 188 Locust Street to Hatfield Street, and continuing on Locust Street to its intersection on North Elm Street, 189 and continuing onto North Elm Street to Elm Street, and continuing on Elm Street to Vernon Street, and 190 proceeding southerly along Vernon Street to Federal Street, and proceeding westerly along Federal Street 191 to Broughtons Brook, and proceeding southerly along Broughtons Brook to the Mill River, and proceeding 192 southwesterly approximately 1,700 feet along the Mill River to the Department of Food and Agriculture 193 farm road, and proceeding southwesterly along the Department of Food and Agriculture farm road to 194 Burts Pit Road, and proceeding westerly along Burts Pit Road to Florence Road, and proceeding northerly 195 along Florence Road to the point of beginning. 196 197 K. Ward 6A198 All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 199 intersection of Parsons Brook and Ryan Road and proceeding northerly along Parsons Brook to the 200 powerline right-of-way, and proceeding easterly along powerline right-of-way to Florence Stream, and 201 proceeding easterly along Florence Stream to Florence Pond shoreline, and proceeding easterly along 202 Florence Pond shoreline to the Florence Stream, and proceeding easterly along Florence Stream to 203 Florence Road, and proceeding easterly along Florence Road to Burts Pit Road, and proceeding westerly 204 along Burts Pit Road to the intersection of Burts Pit Road and Ryan Road, and proceeding westerly along 205 Burts Pit Road to the intersection of Pine Valley Road, and continuing westerly along Burts Pit Road to Ryan Road, and proceeding westerly on Ryan Road to the point of the beginning. 206 207 208 L.Ward 6B209 All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 210 intersection of Turkey Hill Road and the Westhampton/Northampton town/city line and proceeding 211 easterly along Turkey Hill Road to Parsons Brook, and proceeding easterly along Parsons Brook to Sylvester 212 Road, and proceeding southerly along Sylvester Road to Ryan Road, and proceeding easterly along Ryan 213 Road to Burts Pit Road, and proceeding easterly along Burts Pit Road to Florence Road, and proceeding 214 southerly along Florence Road to the Easthampton/Northampton town/city line, and proceeding westerly 215 along the Easthampton/Northampton town/city line to the Westhampton/Northampton town/city line, 216 and proceeding northerly along the Westhampton/Northampton town/city line to the point of beginning. 217 218 8 | Page M. Ward 7A219 All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 220 intersection of Bardwell Street and North Main Street and proceeding southerly along North Main Street 221 to Meadow Street, and proceeding westerly along Meadow Street to Park Street, and proceeding 222 southerly along Park Street to Pine Street, and proceeding westerly along Pine Street to the Mill River, 223 and proceeding northerly along the Mill River to Meadow Street, and continuing along the Mill River to 224 Willow Lake Brook, and proceeding northerly along Willow Lake Brook to Look Park Drive, and proceeding 225 northerly along Look Park Drive to Underpass Road, and proceeding easterly along Underpass Road to 226 Haydenville Road, and proceeding northerly approximately 2,750 feet along Haydenville Road to a point 227 opposite 208 Haydenville Road, and proceeding easterly approximately 440 feet along the Department of 228 Veterans Affairs property border, and proceeding approximately northerly 183 feet along the Department 229 of Veterans Affairs property border, and proceeding easterly approximately 2,100 feet along the 230 Department of Veterans Affairs property border, and proceeding northerly approximately 3,800 feet to 231 the Beaver Brook tributary, and proceeding easterly approximately 420 feet along the Beaver Brook 232 tributary, and proceeding northeasterly approximately 390 feet along the Beaver Brook tributary to the 233 Williamsburg/Northampton town/city line, and proceeding easterly along the 234 Williamsburg/Northampton town/city line to the Hatfield/Northampton town/city line, and proceeding 235 easterly along the Hatfield/Northampton town/city line to Broad Brook, and proceeding southerly 236 approximately 4,900 feet along Broad Brook to the base of the Fitzgerald Lake dam spillway, to the 237 terminus of Old Quarry Road, and proceeding southerly along Old Quarry Road to the driveway/parking 238 lot of 572 Bridge Road, and proceeding approximately 350 feet southwesterly along the driveway/parking 239 lot to Bridge Road, and proceeding westerly along Bridge Road to Hillcrest Drive, and proceeding southerly 240 along Hillcrest Drive to Sheffield Lane, and proceeding westerly along Sheffield Lane to North Maple 241 Street, and proceeding southerly along North Maple Street to Bardwell Street, and proceeding westerly 242 along Bardwell Street to the point of beginning. 243 244 N.Ward 7 B245 All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 246 intersection of the Williamsburg/Northampton town/city line and the Westhampton/Northampton 247 town/city line and proceeding easterly along the Williamsburg/Northampton town/city line to Beaver 248 Brook tributary, and proceeding southerly approximately 390 feet along Beaver Brook tributary, and 249 continuing westerly approximately 420 feet along the Beaver Brook tributary, and proceeding southerly 250 approximately 3,800 feet to the Department of Veterans Affairs property border, and proceeding 251 approximately 2,100 feet westerly along the Department of Veterans Affairs property border, and 252