Views on Views: Amherst’s Conservation Commission
This is the final column in a ten-part series. View the previous articles in the...
Conservation Commission
New State Solar Permitting Rules Limit Local Control
Report on the Joint Meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals and Conservation Commission, March...
Improvements On Tap for Puffer’s Pond, Mount Pollux, Hickory Ridge, and Sweet Alice
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Conservation Commission, January 14, 2026 This meeting was...
Planning Board Ends Archipelago’s Atkins Corner Development for Now
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, December 3, 2025 This meeting was...
Councilors Raise Concerns About Conservation Commission Appointment Process
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, October 20, 2025 This was a...
Archipelago Withdraws Its Application for Atkins Corner Project
On Monday, October 20, 2025, Archipelago Investments withdrew its application for the development of a...
Corkeen Chosen as Surface for Elementary School Playground
Report on the Meeting of the Elementary School Building Committee, October 17, 2025 This meeting...
TSO Recommends New Appointment to Conservation Commission. Public Objects to Replacement of Alex Hoar
Report on the Meeting of the Town Services and Outreach Committee of the Town Council,...
Letter: Town Council Must Correct Flawed Appointment Process
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on October 15, 2025. The...
Letter: Town Manager’s Appointment Process Makes a Mockery of Civic Engagement
The recent “firing” (replacement) of Alex Hoar from the Conservation Commission is the latest example...
Letter: Conservation Commissioner Questions Town Manager’s Refusal to Reappoint Him
The following letter was sent to the Town Services and Outeach Committee on October 1,...
Councilor Taub Raises Concerns Over ConCom Appointment Process
Report from the Meeting of the Town Services and Outreach Committee, October 2, 2025 This...