Verbatim: Excerpts from the Public Forum on Authorizing Deeper Jones Library Debt
Verbatim is an occasional feature from Kitty Axelson-Berry that offers extended excerpts from transcripts from...
Jones Library renovation
Will Additional Borrowing for Jones Library Expansion Impact Future Capital Spending in Amherst?
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Finance Committee, November 17,2023 This meeting was held...
Questions Remain on Proposed New Borrowing for Jones Library Expansion
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, November 13, 2023, Part 1Read Part...
Planning Board Begins Permitting for Jones Library Expansion Project
Report on the Meeting of the Planning Board, November 15, 2023 This meeting was held...
Public Forum on Additional Borrowing for Jones Library Expansion
source: amherstma.gov Amherst Town Council will hold a Public Forum on Monday, November 20,...
Letter: Authorizing Further Borrowing for Jones Renovation Is Premature
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and Town Manager on November...
Letter: It’s Decision Time for the Jones Library Building Project
There are 3 important town government meetings coming up in this week leading to a...
Letter: How Does New Humanities Center at Jones Library Impact Total Costs?
What exactly is the true cost of the Jones Library renovation and expansion project? I’m...
Dear Reader
Dear Reader,Here are some updates on stories that we are following. Borrowing Even More Money...
Council Rushes Vote for More Borrowing for Jones Library Expansion
The agenda for the November 13 Town Council meeting includes a bond authorization for an...
Letter: Even More Money for Jones Library? Amherst Can’t Afford That!
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on November 10, 2023. I...
Issues and Analyses: The Jones Library Renovation Will Cost a Lot More Than You Think. Amherst Taxpayers Will Likely Get Stuck with the Tab.
by Art and Maura Keene We suspect that most folks in this town are suffering...