Photo Of the Week: Building On Amherst’s Best Blocks. A Photo Essay by Janet Keller
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local photographer....
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Community Resources Committee Reviews Zoning Priorities and Planning Board Appointment Process
The meeting was held via Zoom webcast and was recorded. ParticipatingMembers of the Community Resources...
Hearing On The Master Plan: Residents Raise Concerns About Proliferation Of Five Story Buildings
Report on the Special Town Council Meeting and Public Hearing on the Master Plan (9/29/20)...
Opinion: Amherst Needs Village Design
Editor’s note: The Community Resource Committee of the Town Council (CRC) initiated a discussion of...
Opinion: Seeking A More Strategic Approach To Economic Development
Listening to the many debates and controversies about development in Amherst and the Zoning Bylaw,...
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Municipal Affordable Housing Trust 9/10/20
The meeting was held via Zoom webcast and was recorded. Participating: John Hornik (Chair), Will...
CDBG Advisory Committee Will Hold Public Hearing On September 17
Source: amherstma.gov The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Advisory Committee will hold a public hearing...
Letter: Things I Want More Of In Amherst. An Informal Referendum
It is my sense that many Amherst community members dislike the five-story private dorms downtown...
Letter: Change To Site Plan Review Sends Wrong Message To Potential Investors
Amherst’s need for development, versus wise limits that prevent overbuilding, have long been in a...
Town Council Begins Discussion of Community Safety. Narrowly Passes New Zoning Bylaw.
UMass Clarifies COVID-19 Prevention Plans. Report On The Special Town Council Meeting of 8/10/20 The...
Opinion: Bylaw Change To Allow Approval Of Site Plan Review With Simple Majority Goes Too Far
The Town Council, and especially At Large Councilor Mandi Jo Hanneke, Chair of the Community...
OPINION: AMHERST NEEDS TO PROTECT WORKERS FROM WAGE THEFT
Editor’s Note: This column appeared previously in The Amherst Bulletin. Amherst needs to pass a...