Wishful Thinking in Financial Models Imperils Town Needs
Town Manager Paul Bocklelman has asked the Town Council to pick one of four financial...
ISSUES/ANALYSES
Opinion: Frequently Unanswered Questions: Is Amherst on the Verge of a Generation-Long Fiscal Disaster?
by Art Keene, Maura Keene, and Maria Kopicki It is hard to imagine that the...
Non-competitive Hiring by Jones Library Project Has Promoted One-sided Messaging
Public Records Point to Non-compliant Procurement PracticesThe stormy history of the $46.1 million Jones Library...
AI Analysis Casts Doubt on Jones Capital Campaign’s Prospects for Success
This column appeared originally in the Indy as a comment on Jeff Lee’s article ”...
With Uncertain Fundraising Prospects, Library Project Taps Woodbury Fund
Friends of the Jones Library Direct $500K to Support Renovation-expansionThe fundraising arm of the Jones...
Overcommitting to an MBLC Library Expansion — A Cautionary Tale from Westford
A planned renovation and expansion of the J. V. Fletcher Library in Westford, Massachusetts has...
Council President Withheld Information From Colleagues
It is no secret that Town Council President Lynn Griesemer wants the Jones Library demolition/expansion...
Issues and Analyses: How We Can Meet the Challenges of Authoritarianism
by Maria J. Stephan The following article, How We Can Meet the Challenges of Authoritarianism...
Library’s Conflicting Data on Special Collections Use Raises Costs to State and Town
The willingness of the Jones Library Renovation-Expansion planners to present half-truths and exaggerated claims to...
Legality of $1M Jones Library CPAC Award Remains in Question
In June 2020 the Amherst Indy reported on a disagreement that had arisen on the...
The Cost of Higher Housing Costs
This column appeared previously in the Amherst Current and is reposted here with permission of...
Results Start to Emerge for Library Project’s Rebidding Effort
Subcontractor bids for the Jones Library Demolition/Expansion project came in on October 17. These are...