Council Approves Costliest Library Project in Massachusetts
Amherst Commits $25 Million in Taxpayer Funds to Jones Library Expansion At its December 18...
Jones Borrowing
Plenty of Misgivings, But No Votes Against Additional Jones Library Borrowing
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, December 18, 2023. Part 1 This...
Letter: With New MOA, Town Assumes All of the Risks Plus Additional Costs for Jones Expansion
The following letter was sent to Amherst Town Councilors on December 18, 2023. Please do...
Letter: New Revelations Suggest A No Vote Is the Reasonable Choice on Further Jones Borrowing
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on December 17, 2023. Now...
Opinion: Library Vote Shows Town Council Not Representative
The vote on the Jones Library borrowing authorization on December 18 demonstrated clearly that the...
Issues & Analyses: Amended Agreement Leaves Town on the Hook
In advance of a Town Council vote on December 18 to authorize another $10 million...
New Report Shows Library Project Contingency Funds Exhausted
Updated Financial Summary Omitted From Councilor Packet During Additional Borrowing Debate At the Jones Library...
Letter: Vote No on Additional Borrowing for Jones Library Expansion
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on December 15, 2023. On...
Letter: Councilors Promised “Not a Penny More of Town Money” for the Jones Library Expansion
In the most recent town council meeting, Mandi Jo Hannake, speaking in opposition to revising...
Library Supporters Turn Out in Force for Jones Renovation: Vote on More Town Borrowing Postponed Until December 18
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, December 4, 2023 This meeting was...
Letter: Borrowing More Money for the Jones? Ask the Voters.
The following letter was sent to the Town Council on December 4, 2023. I am...
Letter: Oppose Library Profiteering and Cronyism
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on December 5, 2023. Dear...