Public Comment: Zero Waste Amherst Proposal Would Provide Universal Compost Pickup, Significantly Reducing Waste And Saving Residents Money
The following public comment was submitted in writing to the Amherst board of health on…
Darcy DuMont
Opinion: Local And Green. Turning The Titanic In Time
A version of this column appeared previously in the Amherst Bulletin. This column is adapted…
Public Comment – Update On Zero Waste Amherst’s Proposal To Reform Town’s Waste Hauler System
The following comment was submitted in writing to the Amherst Board of Health for their…
Opinion: Local And Green. Can Amherst Be As Bold As Ithaca?
The following column appeared previously in the Amherst Bulletin. In February, major news outlets reported…
Public Comment: Hauler Reform Will Produce Savings For Town And Its Residents
The following public comment was made at the meeting of the Amherst Board of Health…
Opinion: Local and Green – Amherst And The Circular Ecnonomy (#30)
Editor’s note: This column also appeared in the Amherst Bulletin. For more information on circular…
Opinion: Reflections Of A Former Town Councilor. What A Difference A Year Makes For Two Zoning Proposals
If the two zoning amendments that passed at the December 20, 2021 Amherst Town Council…
Opinion: Use ARPA Funds To Implement Climate Action Plan
We now have three fiscal years to meet our 2025 Town Council goal of reducing…
Letter: Glut of Hastily Scheduled Meetings Represents Lame Duck Effort By Town Council
The Amherst Town Council scheduled additional meetings in December this year to enable the lame…
Opinion: Thumbs Down To The Town Manager Evaluation Process
I rate the process this Town Council used to recently evaluate the town manager as…
Board Of Health Will Explore Changes To Regulations For Refuse Haulers That Would Provide Curbside Compost Pick Up
The Board of Health (BOH) decided at their meeting on November 18 to create a…
Opinion: Local and Green (#29). Amherst Zero Waste Proposal Gains Traction
By Darcy DuMont, John Root and Christina Platt A version of this column appeared previously…