Letter: Climate Leaders Object to Jones Expansion Redesign
The following letter was sent to the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) on June...
Jones Library renovation
Letter: Amherst Bulletin Headline Claims Jones Repairs Will Be Too Expensive. That Is Neither Correct nor Appropriate
I find the May 31, 2024 Amherst Bulletin main headline to bedisingenuous. One normally expects...
Letter: Trust in Town Leaders Withering with Increased Jones Spending
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on May 30, 2024. My...
Letter: Town Council is Not Authorized to Throw Unlimited Funds at Jones Library Expansion
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on May 31, 2024 I...
Here Are Some of the Challenges Facing Jones Expansion Bidders
The Jones Library in Amherst received just one, unaffordably high bid for its renovation plans....
Designers Propose Cuts to Library Sustainability and Historic Preservation
Green Building Features May be EliminatedAfter rejecting a lone construction bid that would have put...
Significant Cost Savings Remain Elusive for Jones Library Expansion Project
The Jones Library Building Committee (JLBC) met with representatives of Finegold Alexander Architects on May...
Letter: Protect Town’s Interests from Jones Trustees
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on May 31, 2024 I...
Letter: Choose the Responsible Path! Repair and Repurpose the Jones
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on May 31, 2024 My...
Letter: Enough Is Enough! It’s Time to Change Our Mind on the Jones Library Expansion
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on May 31, 2024. I...
Opinion: I See No Reason to Hope That the Jones Expansion Project Will Become Affordable
Trustee Raises Alarm over Letter from Library Consultant Smearing Project Opponents Outgoing Jones Library Trustees...
Library Trustees Keep Expansion Project on Life Support
Report on the Meetings of the Jones Library Trustees, May 20, 2024 The meeting was...