TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING (7/1/19). THE BIG ISSUE WAS AFFORDABLE HOUSING
(Editor’s Note: this column contains part two of Kaizen’s column on campaign finance reform.) Before...
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FOOD, FARMS, AND FOLKS: WHERE’S THE CORN?
FOOD, FARMS, AND FOLKS: WHERE’S THE CORN? by Mark Harpo Power (Editor’s note: this is...
SMART GROWTH AND GOOD FIT – REFLECTIONS ON AMHERST’S DOWNTOWN
There used to be a game – perhaps there still is – with the object...
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING (6/17/19). THE BIG ISSUE WAS CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM (This is part one of a two-part column).
The proposed campaign finance reform bylaw returned for a vote at tonight’s meeting. Put forward...
ACT LOCAL: GREEN SOLUTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMHERST. AMHERST YOUTH DEMAND BOLD CLIMATE GOALS (Third in a series).
Editor’s Note: A version of this column also appeared in The Amherst Bulletin. Have you...
WHAT A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL MIGHT LOOK LIKE (Third in a series).
I have been writing about the background and underlying principles of a Community Advisory Council...
WHO NEEDS IT? WHO ARE THE FUTURE RESIDENTS OF VALLEY CDC’s PROPOSED AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT ON NORTHAMPTON ROAD?
Amherst residents and officials have for many years talked about our commitment to affordable housing. This...
TOWN COUNCIL NEEDS TOOLS TO ASSESS UNFORESEEN CONSEQUENCES
One of the biggest challenges of any governing body is to step back and explore...
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: BUDGET FORUM (5/21/19)
The budget forum was hijacked by a group of concerned residents! Town Manager Paul Bockelman...
POLITICS INFLUENCES COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS TO PLANNING BOARD
AMHERST – Politics played out at the Amherst Town Council meeting on Monday, May 20...
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS. TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING (6/3/19). THE BIG ISSUES WERE THE PERCENT FOR ART BYLAW AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM.
Not long after the meeting started, I moved from my usual seat in the back...
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING (5/20/19). THE BIG ISSUE WAS APPOINTMENTS TO THE PLANNING BOARD AND ZBA
A small audience was once again witness to big drama when the council’s Outreach, Communications...