Issues & Analyses: There Is Much Room For Improvement In Amherst’s Home Rule Charter
Issues & Analyses: There Is Much Room For Improvement In Amherst’s Home Rule Charter Editor’s...
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Issues & Analyses: Fundamental Issues That Need To Be Addressed In A Review Of The Town Charter
This is my second commentary on the town Charter review which is mandated in a...
Opinion: A Special Town Meeting For A Periodic Review Of Amherst’s Home Rule Charter
Amherst’s government operates under the provisions of its Home Rule Charter, adopted by the voters...
Letter: Councilors Hanneke And Griesemer Need To Reflect On Their Role In Upholding White Supremacy
On Monday October 17, certain members of the Amherst Town Council showed us what white...
Opinion: I Regret That This Is The Way It Is
All American atrocities were once protected by the law. Slavery, segregation, lack of women’s rights,...
CSJCC And Town Council Will Resume Discussion On Police Accountability On November 1, 2022. Hanneke Offers Justification For Cutting Off Discussion At Previous Meeting
The Community Safety and Social Justice Committee (CSSJC) came to the October 17 Town Council...
Opinion: This Is The Moment When We Can Bring Equity To Our Town
I appreciate the comments I have read and heard challenging the interpretation of section 2.10(c)...
Opinion: Volunteer In Amherst – If You Dare
A new play by Tracy Letts opened on Broadway in April. It is called “The...
Letter: Glut of Hastily Scheduled Meetings Represents Lame Duck Effort By Town Council
The Amherst Town Council scheduled additional meetings in December this year to enable the lame...
Objections Raised To Funding Department Of Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion And Alternative Responders Program
Part 2 of the Financial Indicators and Town Council meeting of November 15, 2021 This...
Public Comment: Redistricting For Equality An Impossible Task Under The Current Charter
The following public comment was made at the Town Council meeting of October 18, 2021...
Opinion: Reflections By A Soon To Be Former Councilor On How This Town Council Fails To Meet The Promises Of The Charter, Democracy, Transparency, And Public Participation (#2)
This is the second in a series of columns on the failure of democracy, transparency...