Planning Board Considers Overlay District on University Drive to Create More Housing
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, November 29, 2023 This meeting was...
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Opinion: One Solution to the Proliferation of Student Housing in Family Neighborhoods
The following column appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. Trying to regulate student housing...
Letter: Does Amherst Forward Have a Plan to Protect Downtown Family Neighborhoods?
The following letter was sent to the leadership of Amherst Forward and to the Amherst...
Indy Rewind: Opinion: Is Amherst Redeemable?
Indy Rewind, is an occasional feature that reprises previously posted news stories and opinion pieces...
Opinion: Do You Want Your Neighborhood to Remain a Family Neighborhood?
As a former Town Councilor from District 5, I have witnessed, and then followed closely,...
Planning Board Sees University Drive as Prime Area to Add Housing
Repoirt on the Special Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, September 27, 2023 This meeting...
Applicant Withdraws Plans for Second Duplex on North Pleasant Street
Report On The Meeting Of The Zoning Board of Appeals, September 28, 2023 This meeting...
Letter: Multiple Duplexes On Single Lot Degrades Neighborhood
The following letter was sent to the Zoning Board of Appeals on September 24, 2023....
Opinion: Dispatch from an Amherst Neighborhood under Siege
The following column appeared previously in the Amherst Bulletin. My wife and I live in...
Opinion: Building a Better Community by Actually Working on It
Amherst is blessed with more than two dozen conservation areas. These areas are the result...
Opinion: Some Suggestions For Town Council Candidates About The Town’s Real Estate Woes
Real estate markets everywhere are haywire, and in Amherst, the added pressure of student rentals...
Letter: Defining Second Duplex On Single Lot As Complementary Use Sets A Dangerous Precedent
by Becky Miller and Josna Rege Many thanks to the Indy and to Maura Keene...