Divided Council Unable to Choose Representative for DPW Building Committee
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, July 21, 2025 by. Audrey Falkner...
Charter
Plenty of Criticism of Town Government at the Final Charter Review Listening Session
At the fourth listening session of the Charter Review Committee, four members of the committee...
Opinion: What Do Voters Want?
One of the enduring dilemmas of democracies is that those who want voters to have...
Charter Committee Considers Adding More Listening Sessions
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Charter Review Committee, July 10, 2025 PresentJulian Hynes...
Opinion: An Elected Mayor?
Many friends and colleagues who share my dislike of our current Home Rule Charter and...
Residents Call for Amendments to Charter at Review Committee’s Third Listening Session
The Charter Review Committee held the third of four listening sessions on July 8, the...
Opinion: Amherst’s Town Council Form of Government Fails Every Democratic Test
Ongoing Charter Review Should Illuminate Areas of Town Government Requiring Repair by Art Keene, Darcy...
Opinion: Potholes, The Charter, and a Board of Appointments
Did potholes get your attention? Good. Please let me have it for a few more...
Sparse Attendance at Charter Review Listening Sessions
The second of four planned public listening sessions sponsored by the Charter Review Committee was...
Charter Committee Begins Review of Town Financial Policies
Report on the Meeting of the Charter Review Committee, June 26, 2025 The meeting was...
Revisiting the League of Women Voters’ Study of the Town’s Home Rule Charter
Indy Rewind: Amherst Residents Raise Concerns About Local Government in League Survey on Town Charter...
Charter Listening Session To Be Held June 30
The Charter Review Committee is holding a series of four listening sessions in order to...