RECAP: MEETING OF THE AMHERST MUNICIPAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST (7/11/19)
Highlights: Overview of the work of the Amherst Municipal Affordable Housing Trust (AMAHT) Discussion of…
Maura Keene
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF ROE ACT TO COME BEFORE TOWN COUNCIL
Concerned residents plan to introduce a resolution at the next meeting of the Amherst Town…
RECAP: TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (7/1/19)
All councilors present except District 5 Councilor, Shalini Bahl-Milne. Highlights Eleven citizens commented on the…
PUBLIC FORUM ON NORTHAMPTON ROAD PROJECT
The Community Preservation Act Committee’s recommendation for the affordable studio apartment project at 132 Northampton…
FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVES BORROWING FOR NORTHAMPTON ROAD AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT
The Finance Committee (FC) voted 5-0 to recommend borrowing for Valley CDC’s Northampton Road affordable…
RECAP: TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (6/17/19)
Editor’s note: We were unable to cover the June 3 council meeting. The minutes for…
TOWN HOLDS SECOND SMART GROWTH FORUM
In a well-attended meeting at the Jones Library on June 4, consultants Karen Sonnenberg and…
FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTES TO DELAY DECISION ON NORTHAMPTON ROAD AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT
The Finance Committee, in a joint meeting with the Town Council, voted 4-0 with one…
RECAP TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (5/20/19)
This meeting centered mainly on appointments to the Planning Board (PB) and Zoning Board of…
RECAP TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (5/6/19)
This sparsely attended meeting began with President Lynn Griesemer (District 2) stating that she hoped…
RECAP OF TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (4/22/19)
The April 22 Amherst Town Council meeting began with a presentation by about 15 third-graders…
SMART GROWTH FORUM FOCUSES ON POTENTIAL FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN AMHERST
By Maura Keene On April 4, about 50 people gathered at Crocker Farm School to…