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Out of BIDness: How messy signatures and sloppy administration sank Northampton’s downtown improvement district

Even as Northampton community leaders craft plans to invigorate downtown without the fee-charging district a judge declared “null and void” in November, resentments simmer and questions swirl about what killed the 5-year-old Business Improvement District. Amid the rancor, this much is clear: The BID’s demise had a lot to do with messy handwriting — and […]

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