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21.352 An Order to Define Wards and Precincts in the City of Northampton1 | Page CITY OF NORTHAMPTON MASSACHUSETTS In City Council November 8, 2021 Upon the Recommendation of City Clerk Pamela L. Powers & City GIS Coordinator James Thompson, 21.352 – 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 ward and 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 11 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 Finn Street, and proceeding westerly along Finn Street to Prospect Street, and 14 proceeding westerly on Prospect Street to Franklin Street, and proceeding southerly along 15 2 | Page Franklin Street to Elm Street, and proceeding westerly along Elm Street to North Elm Street, and 16 proceeding northwesterly along North Elm Street to its intersection with Locust Street/Route 9, 17 and continuing westerly along Locust Street/Route 9 to Hatfield Street, and proceeding northerly 18 along Hatfield Street to North Elm Street, and proceeding northwesterly along North Elm Street 19 to Bridge Road, and proceeding westerly along Bridge Road approximately 335 feet to the 20 driveway/parking lot entrance at 572 Bridge Road, and proceeding northeasterly approximately 350 feet 21 along the driveway/parking lot to Old Quarry Road, and proceeding northerly along Old Quarry Road to 22 its terminus, and proceeding northerly approximately 4,900 feet from the Old Quarry Road terminus to 23 the point of beginning. 24 25 26 B.Ward 227 All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 28 intersection with the Hampshire County Jail and House of Corrections driveway and Rocky Hill Road, and 29 proceeding northerly along the driveway of the Hampshire County Jail and House of Corrections to its 30 intersection with the Department of Food and Agriculture private road, and proceeding northerly along 31 the Department of Food and Agriculture private road to its intersection with Burts Pit Road, and 32 continuing northeasterly along the Department of Food and Agriculture farm road to the Mill River, and 33 proceeding northerly approximately 1,700 feet along the Mill River to Broughtons Brook, and proceeding 34 northerly along Broughtons Brook to Federal Street, and proceeding easterly along Federal Street to 35 Vernon Street and proceeding northerly along Vernon street to its intersection with Elm street, and 36 proceeding easterly on Elm Street to its intersection with Franklin Street, and proceeding northerly on 37 Franklin Street to its intersection with Prospect Street, and proceeding on Prospect Street to its 38 intersection with Finn Street, and continuing on Prospect Street to its intersection with Tyler Court, and 39 continuing on Prospect Street to its intersection with Elm Street, and proceeding easterly on Elm Street 40 to its intersection with West Street/Route 66, and proceeding southerly along West Street/Route 66 to its 41 intersection with Belmont Avenue, and proceeding southerly approximately 70 feet to Veterans Field 42 parking lot road, and proceeding easterly along the Veterans Field parking lot road to the Manhan Rail 43 Trail, and proceeding westerly along the Manhan Rail Trail to the Mill River Dike, and proceeding 44 northwesterly along the Mill River Dike to West Street/Route 66, and proceeding westerly along West 45 Street/Route 66 to Earle Street, and proceeding southerly along Earle Street to Manhan Rail Trail, and 46 proceeding westerly approximately 1,270 feet along the Manhan Rail Trail to a brook, and proceeding 47 north west approximately 800 feet along the thread of the brook to Grove Street, and continuing 48 southeasterly approximately 380 feet to the terminus of the Meadowland Condo access road, and 49 3 | Page proceeding westerly along the Meadowland Condo access road to Rocky Hill Road/Route 66, and 50 proceeding westerly along Rocky Hill Road/Route 66 to the point of beginning. 51 52 53 C.Ward 354 All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of the 55 intersection of the Norwottock Rail Trail the Hadley/Northampton town/city line, and proceeding 56 southerly along the Hadley/Northampton town/city line to the Easthampton/Northampton town/city line, 57 and proceeding westerly along the Easthampton/Northampton town/city line to Mount Tom Road/Route 58 5, and proceeding northerly along Mount Tom Road/Route 5 to Pleasant Street, and proceeding northerly 59 along Pleasant Street to Dike Road, and proceeding westerly along Dike Road to Lyman Road, and 60 proceeding northwesterly along Lyman Road to South Street/Route 10, and proceeding northerly along 61 South Street/Route 10 to Old South Street, and proceeding northeasterly along Old South Street to its 62 intersection with Conz Street, and continuing northerly along Old South Street to the Manhan Rail Trail, 63 and proceeding easterly along the Manhan Rail Trail to Pleasant Street, and proceeding northwesterly 64 along Pleasant Street/Route 5 to the intersection of Main Street, King Street, and Pleasant Street, and 65 continuing northerly along King Street to Damon Road, and proceeding easterly along Damon Road to the 66 Boston and Main Railroad right-of-way, and proceeding southerly along the Boston and Main railroad 67 right-of-way to its intersection with the Northampton Storage Solutions private road, and proceeding 68 northeasterly along the Northampton Storage Solutions private road to its intersection with Industrial 69 Drive, and proceeding southeasterly approximately 1,200 feet along Industrial Drive to its intersection with 70 Bates Street, Bradford Street and Industrial Drive, and continuing southeasterly along Bates Street to its 71 intersection with the Norwottuck Rail Trail, and continuing northeasterly along the Norwottuck Rail Trail 72 to the point of beginning. 73 74 75 D.Ward 476 All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of the 77 Manhan Rail Trail and the Veterans Field parking lot access road proceeding southwesterly along the 78 Manhan Rail Trail to the Mill River Dike, and proceeding northwesterly along the Mill River Dike to West 79 Street/Route 66, and proceeding westerly along West Street/Route 66 to Earle Street, and proceeding 80 southerly along Earle Street to the Manhan Rail Trail, and proceeding approximately 1,270 feet westerly 81 on the Manhan Trail to a brook, and proceeding approximately 800 feet northwest along the thread of 82 the brook to Grove Street, and continuing southeasterly approximately 380 feet to the terminus of the 83 4 | Page Meadowland Condominium access road, and proceeding westerly along the Meadowland Condominium 84 access road to Rocky Hill Road/Route 66, and proceeding westerly along Rocky Hill Road/Route 66 to the 85 Hampshire County Jail and House of Corrections driveway, and proceeding northerly along the Hampshire 86 County Jail and House of Corrections driveway to its intersection with the Department of Food and 87 Agriculture private road, and proceeding northerly along the Department of Food and Agriculture private 88 road to its intersection with Burts Pit Road, and proceeding westerly along Burts Pit Road to Florence 89 Road, and proceeding southerly along Florence Road to the Easthampton/Northampton town/city line, 90 and proceeding easterly along the Easthampton/Northampton town/city line to Mt. Tom Road/Route 5, 91 and proceeding northerly along Mt. Tom Road/Route 5 to Dike Road, and proceeding westerly along Dike 92 Road to Lyman Road, and proceeding westerly along Lyman Road to South Street/Route 10, and 93 proceeding northerly along South Street/Route 10 to the intersection of South Street, Old South Street 94 and School Street, and proceeding easterly along Old South Street to Conz Street, and continuing on Old 95 South Street to its intersection with the Manhan Rail Trail, and proceeding easterly along the Manhan Rail 96 Trail to Pleasant Street, and proceeding northwesterly along Pleasant Street to its intersection with King 97 and Main Street, and continuing northerly on King Street to Finn Street, and proceeding westerly on Finn 98 Street to its intersection with Prospect Street, and proceeding southerly on Prospect Street to its 99 intersection with Tyler Court, and continuing southerly on Prospect Street to its intersection with Elm 100 Street, and proceeding easterly on Elm Street to its intersection with West Street/Route 66, and 101 proceeding westerly on West Street/Route 66 to its intersection with Belmont Avenue, and proceeding 102 approximately 70 feet southerly to the point of beginning. 103 104 E. Ward 5 105 All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 106 intersection of Pine Street and Florence Road, and proceeding easterly along Pine Street to Park Street, 107 and proceeding northerly along Park Street to Meadow Street, and proceeding easterly along Meadow 108 Street to North Main Street, and proceeding westerly on North Main Street to Bardwell Street, and 109 proceeding easterly along Bardwell Street to North Maple Street, and proceeding northerly along North 110 Maple Street to Sheffield Lane, and proceeding easterly along Sheffield Lane to Hillcrest Drive, and 111 proceeding northerly along Hillcrest Drive to Bridge Road, and proceeding easterly along Bridge Road to 112 North Elm Street, and proceeding southerly along North Elm Street to Hatfield Street, and proceeding 113 westerly along Hatfield Street to Locust Street, and proceeding easterly on Locust Street to its intersection 114 with North Elm Street, and continuing along North Elm Street to Elm Street, and continuing on Elm Street 115 to Vernon Street, and proceeding southerly along Vernon Street to Federal Street, and proceeding 116 westerly along Federal Street to Broughtons Brook, and proceeding southerly along Broughtons Brook to 117 5 | Page the Mill River, and proceeding southwesterly approximately 1,700 feet along the Mill River to the 118 Department of Food and Agriculture farm road, and proceeding southwesterly along the Department of 119 Food and Agriculture farm road to Burts Pit Road, and proceeding westerly along Burts Pit Road to 120 Florence Road, and proceeding northerly along Florence Road to the point of beginning. 121 122 123 F. Ward 6124 All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 125 intersection of Turkey Hill Road and the Westhampton/Northampton town/city line and proceeding 126 easterly along Turkey Hill Road to Parsons Brook, and proceeding easterly along Parsons Brook to Sylvester 127 Road, and proceeding southerly along Sylvester Road to Ryan Road, and proceeding easterly along Ryan 128 Road to Parsons Brook, and proceeding northerly along Parsons Brook to the powerline right-of-way, and 129 proceeding easterly along powerline right-of-way to Florence Stream, and proceeding easterly along 130 Florence Stream to Florence Pond shoreline, and proceeding easterly along Florence Pond shoreline to 131 the Florence Stream, and proceeding easterly along Florence Stream to Florence Road, and proceeding 132 easterly along Florence Road to its intersection with Burts Pit Road, and continuing southerly along 133 Florence Road to the Easthampton/Northampton town/city line, and proceeding westerly along the 134 Easthampton/Northampton town/city line to the Westhampton/Northampton town/city line, and 135 proceeding northerly along the Westhampton/Northampton town/city line to the point of beginning. 136 137 138 G. Ward 7139 All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 140 intersection of the Williamsburg/Northampton town/city line and the Westhampton/Northampton 141 town/city line and proceeding easterly along the Williamsburg/Northampton town/city line to the 142 Hatfield/Northampton town/city line, and proceeding easterly along the Hatfield/Northampton town/city 143 line to Broad Brook, and proceeding southerly along Broad Brook to the base of the Fitzgerald Lake dam 144 spillway, and proceeding southerly approximately 4,900 feet to the terminus of Old Quarry Road, and 145 proceeding southerly along Old Quarry Road to the driveway/parking lot of 572 Bridge Road, and 146 proceeding approximately 350 feet southwesterly along the driveway/parking lot to Bridge Road and 147 proceeding westerly along Bridge Road to Hillcrest Drive, and proceeding southerly along Hillcrest Drive 148 to Sheffield Lane, and proceeding westerly along Sheffield Lane to North Maple Street, and proceeding 149 southerly along North Maple Street to Bardwell Street, and proceeding westerly along Bardwell Street to 150 North Main Street, and proceeding easterly along North Main Street to Meadow Street, and proceeding 151 westerly on Meadow Street to Park Street, and proceeding westerly along Park Street to Pine Street, and 152 6 | Page proceeding westerly along Pine Street to the Mill River, and continuing along Pine Street to its intersection 153 with Spring Street, Pine Street, and Florence Pond Road, and proceeding southerly along Florence Road 154 to Florence Stream, and proceeding westerly along the Florence Stream to the Florence Pond shoreline, 155 and proceeding westerly along the Florence Pond shoreline to Florence Stream, and proceeding westerly 156 along the Florence Stream to the powerline right-of-way, and proceeding westerly along the powerline 157 right-of way to Parsons Brook, and proceeding southerly along Parsons Brook to Ryan Road, and 158 proceeding westerly along Ryan Road to Sylvester Road, and proceeding northerly along Sylvester Road 159 to Parsons Brook, and proceeding westerly along Parsons Brook to Turkey Hill Road, and proceeding 160 westerly along Turkey Hill Road to the Westhampton/Northampton town/city line, and proceeding 161 northerly along the Westhampton/Northampton town/city line to the point of beginning. 162 Further ordered that each ward shall consist of two precincts per ward as described in City Council, October 21, 2021: Ward 1 shall consist of Ward/Precincts 1A & 1B Ward 2 shall consist of Ward/Precincts 2A & 2B Ward 3 shall consist of Ward/Precincts 3A & 3B Ward 4 shall consist of Ward/Precincts 4A & 4B Ward 5 shall consist of Ward/Precincts 5A & 5B Ward 6 shall consist of Ward/Precincts 6A & 6B Ward 7 shall consist of Ward/Precincts 7A & 7B 163