Council Passes Regional School Budget With Reservations and Warnings
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, June 24, 2024 This meeting was...
Jones Library renovation
Library Trustees Slam Plan B as They Develop It
Director Sharon Sharry began recording the June 17 online meeting of the Jones Library Buildings...
Letter: Escalating Jones Library Expansion Costs Threaten Town’s Sustainability Goals and Public Schools
As the Amherst Town Council and Town Manager prepare to put the Jones Library demolition...
Opinion: More Money for the Library but Not for the Schools
by Art and Maura Keene The Town Council Meeting of June 17 (see also here)...
Council Removes Restrictions on Funding for High School Track. Consents to Jones Library Redesign Expenditure
Report on the Meeting of the Town Council, June 17,2024. Part 2 This meeting was...
Letter: Latest Jones Library Redesign Plans Would Do Violence to the Building While Wasting Even More of the Town’s Money
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on June 15, 2024. I...
Gutting Jones’ Historic Millwork Violates Preservation Law
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on June 16, 2024 As...
Here Is What the Town Council Will Vote on Regarding the Jones Library on June 17
During the Town Council’s June 3 discussion regarding the sole bid for the Jones Library...
Jones Trustees Offer to Cover Library Redesign Costs
Trustees Approve Taking $550,700 from Endowment in Amended Agreement with TownAt the June 10 Jones...
Letter: Renovation of an Historic Library or a Second Bangs Center?
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on June 12, 2024. When...
Opinion: Stop with the Exaggerated Library Repair Costs!
In an attempt to sell the public on the need for a $46.1 million Jones...
Opinion: The Jones Expansion/Renovation Project – Definitely NOT Sustainable Now
Local and Green This column also appeared in the Amherst Bulletin. In 2021, as Town...