Letter: When It Comes To Zoning, Town Government Appears To Reject Public Input And The Concept of Planning
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council, Town Manager, Planning Board and...
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Opinion: Frequently Unanswered Questions: A Municipal Parking Garage Behind CVS
Frequently Unanswered Questions is an occasional feature of the Indy that will pursue answers to questions about critical...
Housing Trust Considers How to Use Federal Covid Relief Funds
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Municipal Affordable Housing Trust, August 12, 2021 Present...
Town Manager Report For August 2, 2021
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
Planning Board Approves Plans For Five-Story Mixed-use Building At 11 East Pleasant Street
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Planning Board, July 28, 2021 This meeting was...
Community Resources Committee Recommends New Comprehensive Housing Policy
The Community Resources Committee (CRC) of the Town Council voted at their meeting of July...
Packed Agenda For Public Hearing On Zoning Prohibits Full Discussion
Report On The Joint Meeting of the Planning Board and Community Resources Committee, July 21,...
Letter: New Apartment Buildings Are Creating A Dead Zone Downtown
The following letter was sent to the Town Planning Department on July 16, 2021 I...
Letter: We Need Design Integrity In Downtown Development
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Design Review Board On July 19, 2021...
Off The Cuff: Verbatim
A Play In Three Acts Using Snippets From Design Review Board Meeting Of July 19,...
Town Council Rejects Temporary Downtown Building Moratorium
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Town Council, July 12, 2021 A recording of...
Letter: In Our Rush To Build We Are Destroying The Very Conditions That Make For Successful Local Economies
The following letter was sent to Town Councilor Andy Steinberg (at large) on July 16, ...