Letter: Reserve CPA Funds for Their True Purpose
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on April 2, 2026. I...
Community Preservation Act (CPA)
Letter: Three Reasons Why the Jones Library is Ineligible for More CPA Dollars
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on April 2, 2026. There...
Opinion: Honor the Promise – Not a Penny More
The Town Council will soon vote on whether to authorize allocating $477,000 of Community Preservation...
CPAC Recommends High Spending for FY27 but Pickleball Gets Nothing
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Community Preservation Act Committee This meeting was held...
Opinion: Time to Say No to More Town Money for the Jones Library Demolition-Expansion Project
On Thursday, February 5, the Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC) is scheduled to continue its...
Opinion: Will Jones Library Request for CPAC Money Prevent Funding for Preservation of Goodwin A.M.E. Zion Church?
Two issues related to historic preservation are really riling me up these days. First, in...
CPA Committee’s First Pass Still Nearly $1.6 Million over Budget
This meeting was held over Zoom and was recorded. PresentKatie Zobel (Chair), Marc Barrette, Jonas...
Opinion: Jones Library Request for More CPAC Funding Unjustifiable
The Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC) will begin deliberations on January 15 regarding how to...
Jones Funding Request Questioned by Community Preservation Act Committee
Amherst Community Preservation Act (CPA) Committee members heard a presentation by Jones Library representatives on...
New Appointments to DPW and Jones Library Building Committees, CDBG Advisory Committee, Community Preservation Act Committee
The following Town Manager appointment nominations were unanimously recommended (5-0) by the Town Services and...
Amherst Community Land Trust Asks Affordable Housing Trust to Support Amity Street Project
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Municipal Affordable Housing Trust, November 13, 2025 This...
Historical Commission Weighs in on Large Requests for CPA Funds for Jones Library and Town Hall Roof
Meeting of the Historical Commission, October 20, 2025 By Hilda Greenbaum This meeting was held...