Trustees Downplay Library Payment Shortfall
Overdue Jones Library Remittance to Town at Least $900K ShortTrustee and Capital Campaign Co-Chair Lee...
Jones Library renovation
Town Leaders Silent as Library Misses First Payment of $2M
Even before construction bids have been received, the Jones Library Trustees have failed to meet...
Library Construction Documents: 3400 Pages of Specs Plus a Few Questions
Library Project Bid Documents Now Available OnlineAfter two years and close to $2 million in...
Amherst Looks To Library For Building Project Reimbursement Payment
$2 Million Due from Library by End of JanuaryMuch of the debate preceding a Town...
Letter: Jones Leadership Lacks the Vision to Build a Library for the 21st Century
Some time ago, in my criticism of the plans to demolish and then rebuild parts...
History Museum Seeks Protections and Concessions from Library Project
Despite sailing through the Planning Board permitting process, the Jones Library renovation-expansion must receive approval...
Letter: Town Should Be Able to Find the Money Needed to Fix Our Roads
The following letter was sent to the Town Manager, The Town Council, The Jones Library...
Letter: Town’s Capital Spending Priorities out of Whack
Did anyone else juxtapose two articles in the Amherst Bulletin published on Friday, December 22....
Opinion: Reflections at the End of the Year
Here are things I am sad about in Amherst as 2023 draws to an end....
Opinion: Councilors Approved Another $10M for Jones Expansion but Got Nothing in Return
When Amherst Town Councilors voted to borrow another $9.8 million for the Jones Library expansion...
Council Approves Costliest Library Project in Massachusetts
Amherst Commits $25 Million in Taxpayer Funds to Jones Library Expansion At its December 18...
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...