Orange Dam/Riverfront Trashing/Bike Path Development-Leeds Civic Association members, Chartpak owners, and the Northampton Police Department met to develop a strategy around the ongoing abuse of the river and area around Orange Dam. This was following the graffiti issues we had there last month, and ongoing complaints from locals about abuse of the area. This has resulted in improved posting of the area, increased police presence. The level of use has not seemed to have been altered much and there have been mixed results regarding trash, fires, and noise. We have requested for improved signage at the entrance to the trail from Planning, but the construction planned for this summer, and the difficulty in enforcing activity is not providing solutions as fast as some of us would like. If you see abusive activity there, call the police, that is about as much as we can do at this time. NPD Phone Number 413-587-1100