Proposed Amendment To Board Of Health Regulations Would Require Curbside Compost Pickup
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Board Of Health, October 14, 2021 PresentBoard Members:...
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Town Council Invites Public Comment For 2021 Town Manager Evaluation
Source: amhestma.gov The Town Council invites the general public, as well as town committees, boards,...
Issues & Analyses: Candidates In Contested Races Weigh In On Downtown Development
By Art and Maura Keene While listening to the LWVA forum for at-large candidates for...
Issues & Analyses: Proposed Zoning Changes In A Nutshell
There are as many as 18 recent proposals to change the town’s zoning laws, and...
Opinion: The Balance Of Power On The Town Council. 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. (#4)
Reflections By A Soon-To-Be-Former Councilor On How This Town Council Fails to Meet The Promises...
Town Council Discusses Successor Committee To Community Safety Working
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Town Council, October 4, 2021 This is the...
Council Weighs Property Tax Issues As Average Tax Increase Of $414 Looms
A public hearing about property tax classifications took place on October 4 prior to the...
Packed Schedule To Consider Zoning Changes
Packed Schedule To Consider Zoning Changes Source: Amherst Planning Department This fall the Planning Board...
Public Comment: Town Needs Enforcement In Back-In Parking Zones
The following written public comment was submitted to the Amherst Town Council on October 3,...
Letter: Sunrise Amherst Condemns Councilor Hanneke’s Statement On Racial Quotas
Sunrise Amherst stands with the Progressive Coalition of Amherst and the BIPOC community in condemning...
Opinion: Defund 413 Condemns Councilors Hanneke, Steinberg, Ross, and Ryan For Their Failure To Support Racial Justice
By Defund 413 Amherst Note this statement is not an endorsement of any candidate. Rather...
Opinion: Checks And Balances In Amherst Town Government. 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 (#3)
Checks and balances are a cornerstone of democracy. The point of providing checks and balances...