Summary of Budget Presentation to Town Council and Finance Committee Discussion
Amherst Schools Slated to Lose 22-23 Positions By Cathleen Michell The following is a summary...
Finance Committee
No Decisions by Town Council on Reparations Committee and Long-term Fiscal Sustainability Task Force
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, April 28, 2025 By Maura Keene...
Town Council Invites Applications for Open Seats on Planning Board, ZBA, Finance Committee, and Charter Review Committee
The Town Council is accepting applications to fill openings on the following Boards and Committees:...
Finance Committee Shows Little Support for More Money for Schools
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Finance Committee, March 18, 2025 This meeting was...
Amherst Residents Push Council for More School Funding
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, March 10, 2025, Part 2 This...
Councilor Devlin Gauthier Asks for More Money for Schools
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Finance Committee, March 4, 2025 This meeting was...
Community Turns Out in Force to Advocate for Larger School Budget
Report on the Budget Hearing for the Amherst Elementary Schools, February 27, 2025 This hybrid...
Rising Health Insurance Costs Squeeze Town Budgets for FY2026
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Finance Finance Committee, February 4, 2025 This meeting...
Public Comment: Righting the Last Three Years’ Financial Improprieties
The following public comment was presented at the joint meeting of the Amherst Town Council...
No Decision on Sites for New Fire Station and DPW Building
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, January 13, 2025, Part 2 This...
Wishful Thinking in Financial Models Imperils Town Needs
Town Manager Paul Bocklelman has asked the Town Council to pick one of four financial...
Opinion: Frequently Unanswered Questions: Is Amherst on the Verge of a Generation-Long Fiscal Disaster?
by Art Keene, Maura Keene, and Maria Kopicki It is hard to imagine that the...