Town Manager Appoints Five to Affordable Housing Trust
Town Manager Paul Bockelman has nominated five residents to fill new openings on the Amherst...
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Ask Perplexity AI: What is the Feasibility of Building 700-900 New Units of Housing in Amherst?
This column from Ira Bryck is part of a new series entitled “Ask Perplexity AI”....
Housing Production Plan Aims for 700 to 900 New Units Over the Next Five Years
Revised Accessory Dwelling Unit Bylaw Recommended to Town Council Report on the Meeting of the...
Opinion: Affordable Housing is Cruel to the Majority
The Amherst Community Homes duplex development by the non-profit developer Valley Community Development is much...
Believe It or Not, There Was a Time When the US Government Built Beautiful Homes for Working-Class Americans to Deal with a Housing Crisis
by Eran Ben-Joseph, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) This article is republished from The Conversation...
Amherst Community Homes Project Is Underway
Site work has begun in preparation for construction of Amherst Community Homes, 15 duplexes for...
Planning Board and Neighbors Differ on Proposed Development for Atkins Corner
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, March 18, 2025 This meeting was...
UMass Poll: Housing Tops List of Concerns for Bay State Voters as Economic Fears Increase
The Poll also FInds Bay State Residents Support the “Millionaire Tax” and Favor Legislative Transparency ...
Housing Trust Questions the Limiting of Student Homes
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Municipal Affordable Housing Trust, February 13, 2025 This...
Planning Board Recommends Increased Lot Size for Added Units in RG Zone
Amity Street Mixed-use Development Nears Approval Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board,...
Ask Perplexity AI: What Are the Risks to the Town of Continued Development of Five Story Private Dorms Downtown?
This is a new occasional column from Ira Bryck entitled “Ask Perplexity AI”. The columns...
Housing Production Plan Workshop February 18
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst invites community members to participate in an upcoming Housing...