Jones Borrowing
Library Project’s Failure to Repay Town Discussed at Finance Committee
This meeting was held over Zoom and was recorded. Money Coming To the Town Town...
Opinion: On the Wisdom of Borrowing from One’s Endowment
A Lesson the Jones Library Should Heed In 2010, Wells College, my alma mater, again...
Finance Committee Recommends $330,000 for Library Project on Split Vote
Report of the Meeting of the Finance Committee, April 21, 2026 This meeting was held...
Opinion: What’s the Color of Your Money?
At the Finance Committee meeting on April 7, 2026, when discussing whether to authorize more...
Jones Library Construction Proceeding on Schedule. Borrowing is Now Complete
Report of the Meeting of the Jones Library Building Committee, April 16, 2026 This meeting...
Letter: Three Reasons Why the Jones Library is Ineligible for More CPA Dollars
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on April 2, 2026. There...
Finance Committee Gets Briefing on Library Project Finances: Big Questions Remain
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Finance Committee, March 3, 2026 This meeting was...
Jones Library Trustees Work to Understand Fundraising Needs
At their December 22 meeting, the Jones Library Board of Trustees drilled down on Capital...
As Library Project Funding Details Emerge, Concerns Grow
Clamors for better transparency from the public and concerned town councilors have elicited new financial...
Where’s the Oversight? Finance Committee Fails to Oversee $46 Million Library Project
By Maria Kopicki More questions than answers remain after the $46 Million Jones Library building...
Town Council Candidates Weigh in on Legislative Priorities, Housing, Zoning, Schools, and Jones Library Borrowing
As we have done in previous elections, the Indy has offered candidates for the offices of Town...