Retreat to Produce Recommendations for Changes to Town Charter
Having completed their review of all the articles of the Town Charter over their last...
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Pool of Applicants for Charter Review Committee Vacancy Declared Insufficient
Search to Fill Vacancy Will Remain Open This meeting was held over Zoom and was...
GOL Still Wary of Filling Vacancy on Charter Review Committee
Report on the Joint Meeting of the Government, Organization and Legislation Committee and the Charter...
Opinion: Conflict Over Vacancy on Charter Review Committee Epitomizes Political Split in Town
The Government, Organization and Legislation Committee of the Town Council (GOL) declined, at their meeting...
Opinion: There is Still Time to Weigh in on the Future of Democracy in Amherst
The public listening sessions of the town’s charter review committee are now officially complete though...
Opinion: Shady Goings-on with Charter Review Committee Vacancy
It appears that Town Councilor Ana Devlin Gauthier and Council President Lynn Griesemer have gone...
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...
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...