Letter: Vote No on Additional Borrowing for Jones Library Expansion
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on December 15, 2023. On...
LETTERS
Letter: Councilors Promised “Not a Penny More of Town Money” for the Jones Library Expansion
In the most recent town council meeting, Mandi Jo Hannake, speaking in opposition to revising...
Letter: How About Funding the Jones Renovation with User Fees?
The Jones Library project is highly controversial but there’s a good way to reconcile people’s...
Letter: Hickory Ridge Solar Project Delayed Yet Again
The Town Manager has announced that construction of the long delayed Hickory Ridge Solar Project...
Letter: Borrowing More Money for the Jones? Ask the Voters.
The following letter was sent to the Town Council on December 4, 2023. I am...
Letter: Oppose Library Profiteering and Cronyism
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on December 5, 2023. Dear...
Shredded Tire Mulch Playground Surface Raises Public Health Concerns
The following letter was send to Amherst’s Elementary School Building Committee on December 7, 2023....
Letter: Proposing Reparations for All
I am writing to propose that the Amherst Town Council appoint a commission to consider...
Letter: Artificial Turf for Amherst Athletic Fields An Unconscionable Choice
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Regional School Committee on November 27, 2023....
Letter: The Science is Clear. We Also Oppose Artificial Turf in Newton
Editor’s note: Debate about the installation of an artificial turf field at the high school...
Letter: The Climate Emergency and the Town Manager
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on November 26, 2023. Here...
Letter: Student Rental Industry Should Pay Its Fair Share of Taxes
I read in local papers that a house in Amherst that is valued at $508k...