It was announced in 2020 that artist Gaia was commissioned for the mural that will be installed on the north side of the high-rise building. The mural was influenced by the input of more than 200 survey responses by building and community residents. The mural is also inspired by horticulturalist Lue Gim Gong, a Chinese immigrant who, after moving to the state of Florida from North Adams, developed the Valencia orange in 1911. The mural is part of of the Ashland Street Initiative, a project to enhance and beautify the area between downtown North Adams and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Inspired by the Eagle Street Initiative, the citizens group behind that project, NAMAzing, teamed with Common Folk Artist Collective, Northern Berkshire Community Coalition, and the city to bring some of the same placemaking and artistic touches to the Ashland corridor.
NORTH ADAMS â North Adams officials are reviewing the cityâs fire hydrant infrastructure, after nonfunctioning hydrants delayed firefighters at recent blazes.
The City Council on Tuesday also will consider an ordinance to create a fire hydrant division within the cityâs Department of Public Services.
City officials estimate that about 100 hydrants are nonfunctional, out of more than 600 across the city, although estimates of how many are seized shut or broken vary between the Fire Department and the Department of Public Services.
Broken, frozen and missing hydrants slowed firefighters as they responded to two major fires over the past month, prompting the city to reconsider how it tracks and maintains hydrants.
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As North Adams, Massachusetts continues to struggle with malfunctioning fire hydrants, the city council heard a presentation on safety infrastructure Tuesday night.
Stoked by concerns around a fire at a public housing complex in late January, Council Vice President Jason LaForest filed a request for an update on the city’s hydrants. He got a response at this week’s city council meeting.
A North Adams fire hyrant
Credit Josh Landes
“We’re talking about a system of 630, 631 hydrants through the city, and the estimate that we have right now is that 500 of them would be fully operational. We have approximately 100 in need of complete replacement, and 30 in need of repair – that’s caps, valves and related upgrades, said Mayor Tom Bernard. “Ten years ago in 2010 the estimate was there were about 200 non-operative hydrants in the city. We’ve since then purchased 40 and installed 36 and worked on repair on others.”
One of two cats rescued by firefighters yowls his displeasure. The cats were wet and cold and were warmed up by ambulance personnel. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — An.
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