Letter: Reappoint Karin Winter to the Planning Board
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The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council, Planning Board, and Town Manager on June 27, 2025.
I would like to see Karin Winter continue on the Planning Board. She is curious, asks good questions, cares about the unintended consequences of Planning Board discussions and decisions, and provides balance to those in our town government who have a strong bias toward approving most development that is proposed.
For town councilors to block her appointment for the reason of these laudable traits and behaviors is counter to good government and the type of short-sightedness that is making our town increasingly divisive. Please stop it.
P.S.: Reasonable people can not only disagree, they can agree! Karin was a strong supporter of the University Drive overlay district, developing the east Amherst town center, and is proponent of strong, vital downtown.
Ira Bryck
Ira Bryck has lived in Amherst since 1993, ran the Family Business Center for 25 years, hosted the “Western Mass. Business Show” on WHMP for seven years, now coaches business leaders, and is a big fan of Amherst’s downtown.