When Meg was knocking on doors in her campaign for at-large city council, she heard way too many of you say that your voice doesn't seem to matter in our city. In fact, many of you said you don’t feel heard at all.

Meg heard  you, and you made your voice heard at the polls. As your newly elected at-large Northampton city councilor, Meg wants to make listening to you an essential focus of our work together on council. She hopes part of our council conversations will always include, “Have we met with residents most impacted by this action? What did we hear?”

This is the first of a series of community conversations and listening events Meg will host in 2026.  We need plenty of opportunities for everyone to be heard and to have a voice in how our city works.

What’s on your mind about Northampton? What works well? What could be improved? What really needs fixing? Maybe it’s potholes or roaming turkeys, maybe it’s the budget or schools or climate or mobility? Maybe you’ve got ideas about housing or land use or traffic calming?

In addition to sharing your concerns, we will share information on our city’s ‘chain of command’ so that you know who to contact for what issue and how best to get a response. We’ll discuss building networks for advice and support from others who share your concerns, both citywide and in your ward.

Come early for pizza and casual conversation at 5:45. Then, from 6:30- 8 pm, we’ll gather to learn, share our issues, our needs, our hopes and our dreams (or aspirations) for our city and to discuss strategies on how to work together to build solutions.

This is a great opportunity to add your name to Meg’s growing newsletter and email list so that you can learn about, and weigh in on, decisions being made in the city before they’re a done deal. You’ll also be in the front row seat to hear about future “listening events” throughout the year.

$5 suggested donation. NOTAFLOF