Failure To Hire Quality Assurance Lead Raises Troubling Questions For Jones Library Project
Town Misses January Target To Name State Mandated Commissioning AgentRecent elimination of sustainability features and...
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Issues & Analyses: Dark Skies And Safe Roads. Can We Have Both? (Part 1)
Mode Shift: Supporting Sustainable, Equitable Transportation Today’s Mode Shift column , and next week’s, take...
Library Project Shuns State Energy Code. Building Inspector Explains The Rules
Jones Renovation-Expansion Maneuvers To Claim Exemption From New Mass. Energy CodeRecent Jones Library Building Committee...
Jones Library Project Backpedals On Sustainability Commitment
Superlative Climate-friendliness Claims Are ExaggeratedIn an effort to attract tax and grant money for a...
Issues & Analyses: Other Northeast College Towns Receive Much Larger PILOT Payments Than Amherst
Last year Amherst College gave the town of Amherst an unrestricted donation of $130,000, its...
What Is Amherst’s Top Spending Priority? The Answer May Surprise You
What is Amherst government’s highest spending priority? Many will be quick to answer “education.” Amherst...
How Well Are Town Committees Complying With Open Meeting Requirement For Minutes?
Most Amherst town officials agree that public participation and access are a critical part of...
Issues & Analyses: A Primer On The Proposal To Partially Deregulate Zoning In Parts Of Amherst
A proposal from town councilors, Mandi Jo Hanneke (at large) and Pat DeAngelis (District 2)...
Cash-strapped Library Project To Get New Cost Estimate As Bills Keep On Coming
Jones Library News Highlights For The Week Of April 10, 2023 Size of Current Budget...
Issues & Analyses: CRESS Re-envisions Public Safety In Amherst
Amherst has been engaged in re-envisioning its public safety services since the summer of 2020,...
Library Fundraisers Oppose Using Reserves To Lower Tax Increase
Capital Campaign Head Kent Faerber Decries Town’s ‘Undisciplined Spending’On April 3 the Town Council and...
Opinion: Amherst Taxation Trends Portend A Dystopian Future
Most Amherst residents are well aware that our property tax bills are significantly higher than...