Letter: Sometimes A Town Study Is Less Than A Town Study, It’s Actually A Cigar.
(w/apologies to uncle Sigmund Freud) After 3,400 years of the same discussions, I think many...
LETTERS
Letter: Amherst Has Until May 15 To Opt Out Of Indiscriminate Aerial Spraying For Mosquito Control
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to District 5 Councilors Darcy DuMont and Shalini...
Letter: Will Plans For Downtown Serve Amherst Well In The Future?
I was listening to another of many discussions of town officials, about what is needed...
Letter: Moratorium Is Last Resort For Residents Whose Questions And Concerns Are Routinely Dismissed By Town Government
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and Planning Board...
Letter: Downtown Needs Interesting, Family-friendly Businesses
I am writing as a home and business owner in Amherst in strong support of...
Letter: Moratorium Necessary To Complete Revision Of Zoning Bylaws
I strongly support the moratorium on new construction permits for residential buildings with three or...
Letter: Moratorium Will Give Council Space To Focus On Preserving Quality of Life In Amherst
Thoughtful zoning is essential to creating and preserving a healthy and wholesome community. The Council’s...
Letter: Shift Funding From Police To Public Schools
The following letter was sent to Amherst Town Manager Paul Bockelman, the Amherst Town Council,...
Letter: Reducing Light Pollution Protects Pollinators
Editor’s note: this letter also appeared in the Amherst Bulletin on April 22, 2021. The...
Letter: Town Must Plan Now For The Coming Decline In College Enrollments
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on April 19,...
Letter: Capital Plan Will Require Increase In Property Taxes
I am concerned that Scott Merzbach’s statement in his recent article “Jones Library Project is...
Letter: The Indispensable Indy
After my usual Saturday morning activity of reading the Indy, I feel moved to write...