Finance Committee Recommends $330,000 for Library Project on Split Vote
Report of the Meeting of the Finance Committee, April 21, 2026 This meeting was held...
Community Preservation Act (CPA)
Opinion: What’s the Color of Your Money?
At the Finance Committee meeting on April 7, 2026, when discussing whether to authorize more...
Controversy over Additional CPA Funding for Jones Library Continues
Report of the Public Forum of the Amherst Town Council on 2027 CPA Grants, April...
Finance Committee Wants More Information about Jones Library CPA Request
Report on the Meeting of the Finance Committee, April 7, 2026 This meeting was held...
Letter: Reserve CPA Funds for Their True Purpose
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on April 2, 2026. I...
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...