Letter: Authorizing Further Borrowing for Jones Renovation Is Premature
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and Town Manager on November...
Jones Library renovation
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...
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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...
Indy Rewind: Opinion: The Toxic Politics of Amherst Forward
Indy Rewind, is an occasional feature that reprises previously posted news stories and opinion pieces...
Unrecognized Project Costs Trouble Library Trustee. Amherst College Gift Snubs Taxpayers
Treasurer Raises Building Project ConcernsThe packet for the October 25 meeting of the Jones Library...
Amherst College Donates $1 Million to Jones Library Expansion.
Additional Gifts Pledged to the Drake and Cooley Dickinson Hospital Source: Amherst College News Amherst...
Library Seeks Costly Book Sorter Despite Declining Book Circulation
$400K Apparatus Will Replace Historic Director’s Office Statewide, Library Projects Change Course in the Face...
Letter: We Need More Details from Candidates on Where They Stand on Jones Library Expansion
I would like to know where each candidate stands on the library project. Of course...