Capital Spending Shortfall Anticipated for Coming Years
Report on the Meeting of the Joint Capital Planning Committee, April 23, 2025 This meeting...
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Jones Expansion Funding Assurances Collapse Under Scrutiny
At the April 14 special meeting to consider rescinding a $46.1 million borrowing authorization for...
Town Engineer Explains How Road Repairs Are Prioritized
Do you want to know how Amherst decides which roads to repair? The town has...
Amherst’s Early Education Center Prepares Children for Kindergarten
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst School Committee, April 15, 2025 This meeting was...
Amherst Forward Girds for Library Project Funding Battle
The Jones Library Capital Campaign’s PACThe fate of the controversial Jones Library Renovation-expansion project will...
Town Council Approves More Money for Schools but Not Enough to Cover Shortfall
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, April 7, 2025 This meeting was...
Public Comment: We Can Both Meet the Moment By Using Reserves for a Targeted Purpose and Do the Work to Plan for the Future to Right-Size the Budget
The following public comment was presented at the meeting of the Amherst Town Council on...
Letter: National Catastrophe Makes Jones Expansion Too Risky
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and Amherst Town Manager on...
Letter: Prioritize the Wellbeing of All Residents by Continuing to Fund CRESS and DEI Departments
by the Community Safety and Social Justice Committee and the former members of the Community...
Dear Reader
Dear Reader, What a week! Trump has crashed the economy (which he argues was his...
School Committee Struggles to Agree on Regional Cost Sharing
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Regional School Committee, March 25, 2025 This meeting...
School Committee Adopts 6% Increase for Elementary Budget
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst School Committee, March 26, 2025 This hybrid meeting...