TSO Sends New Waste Hauler Bylaw to Town Council. Endorses Changes for West Street and University Drive–Amity Street
Report on the Meeting of the Town Services and Outreach Committee, June 27, 2024 This...
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Public Comment: How Much Will Hauler Reform Cost? Town Should Issue RFP to Find Out.
The following public comment was submitted in writing to the Town Services and Outreach Committee...
Letter: Escalating Jones Library Expansion Costs Threaten Town’s Sustainability Goals and Public Schools
As the Amherst Town Council and Town Manager prepare to put the Jones Library demolition...
Opinion: More Money for the Library but Not for the Schools
by Art and Maura Keene The Town Council Meeting of June 17 (see also here)...
Council Removes Restrictions on Funding for High School Track. Consents to Jones Library Redesign Expenditure
Report on the Meeting of the Town Council, June 17,2024. Part 2 This meeting was...
Interviews to Fill Vacancies on Planning Board Set for Tuesday, June 25
The Community Resources Committee (CRC) of the Town Council will interview three candidates for the...
Gutting Jones’ Historic Millwork Violates Preservation Law
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on June 16, 2024 As...
Here Is What the Town Council Will Vote on Regarding the Jones Library on June 17
During the Town Council’s June 3 discussion regarding the sole bid for the Jones Library...
Hauler Reform Bylaw Continues to Languish in Committee
Report on the Meeting of the Town Services and Outreach Committee (TSO), June 13, 2024...
Public Comment: Town Council Should Adopt Curbside Compost Pickup
The following public comment was submitted in writing to the Town Services and Outreach Committee...
Opinion: The Jones Expansion/Renovation Project – Definitely NOT Sustainable Now
Local and Green This column also appeared in the Amherst Bulletin. In 2021, as Town...
Opinion: Jones Library Cuts Will Come at High Cost
The following column originally appeared in the Daily Hampshire Gazette on June 11, 2024. When...