by James Ritch | Jul 29, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton supervisors on Tuesday night unanimously voted to update the county’s ordinance on exempting certain elderly or disabled persons from paying the full amount of their real estate taxes. A person may be eligible for the exemption if he...
by James Ritch | May 19, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton supervisors not only have denied a special-use permit to build tourist cottages in lower Northampton County but have now entirely removed the term and use from the county zoning ordinance. Angelo Manuel, long-time employee of local...
by James Ritch | Mar 24, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday night to allow contractors to bid on the Northampton middle and high school building project in spite of its new estimated cost of nearly $61.5 million, about 13% or $7 million more than the estimate...
by James Ritch | Feb 3, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton County Finance Director John Chandler on Jan. 25 presented supervisors with the county’s projected revenues for its fiscal year 2023 budget, totaling nearly $34.5 million in the general fund. He began by explaining the county has four...
by James Ritch | Dec 2, 2021 | Headlines, Uncategorized
By Stefanie Jackson – The Northampton County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing Nov. 23 and voted to approve an ordinance re-establishing voting districts based on data collected during the 2020 U.S. Census. Northampton County has five voting districts and one...
