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...
Finance Committee
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...
Finance Committee Ponders Spending Potential Savings from School Project Instead of Passing Them on to Amherst Taxpayers
With bids for the new school building project coming in millions of dollars under budget,...
Finance Committee Recommends Increase to School Budget Base and No Change to CRESS Funding
Report on the Meeting of the Finance Committee, November 22, 2024 By Maura Keene This...
Budget Discussion Focuses on School Funding
Report on the Public Forum on the Budget and Special Meeting of the Town Council...
Letter: Finance Committee Is Obligated to Provide Residents with an Up-To-Date Fiscal Analysis of Jones Project
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Finance Committee on November 21, 2024. I...
Town Councilors Ask About Annual Budget Surplus
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, November 4, 2024, Part 2 This...
How Should Annual Budgets Be Determined?
Report on the Meeting of the Budget Coordinating Group, September 26, 2024 The meeting of...