Letter: Amherst Residents Need To Speak Up Now On Downtown Development Plans
If you are an Amherst resident and you oppose over-development in downtown Amherst, it is...
LETTERS
Letter: UMass Should Do More To Prevent Off-Campus Spread Of COVID-19
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to UMass Chancellor Kumble Subbaswammy on November 16....
Letter: University Has A Comprehensive COVID-19 Response
Editor’s note: this letter was sent to Florence Rosenstock on November 17, in response to...
Letter: Let’s Support Each Other As We All Work To Control This Raging Virus
The Amherst Public and Regional Schools have always prided themselves on providing the students of...
Letter: 40R Overlay District Would Sacrifice Control Over Historic Properties and Undermine Our Master Plan
Editor’s Note: The following letter was sent to Town Planner Christine Brestrup on 11/9/20. I...
Letter: Racial Equity Task Force Offers Alternative To Town’s Community Safety Working Group
Editor’s Note: The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and Town Manager...
Letter: Broad Community Participation And Inclusion of Diverse Voices In 40R Decision Will Benefit Everyone
Following Wednesday’s public forum on Smart Growth 40R overlay zoning, I am trying to think...
Letter: Town Should Provide Stipend To Members of New Public Safety Working Group
Editor’s note: This letter was sent to all Amherst Town Councilors. I am writing to...
Letter: Town Must Act Decisively to Protect Public Health
Editor’s note: The following letter was also sent to Town Manager Paul Bockelman. If we...
Letter: Town Should Adopt A More Open Web Meeting Format
Do you remember the happier days, pre-Covid, when you could go to a community event,...
Letter: Please Join Me In Voting Yes On Question 1.
Voters may have been confused by the campaign by monopolist car dealers. Don’t be! Question...
Letter: Checks and Balances Needed For Effective Zoning Policies
I am writing to express my concern about the direction in which the Town Council...