Letter: Council’s Pro-developer Majority Moves Government Toward Oligarchy
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on March 14, 2023. Moves...
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Councilors And Residents Pan Proposal To Limit Public Comment
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Town Council, March 6, 2023. Part I This meeting...
Cuppa Joe With Town Manager Paul Bockelman And Special Guest Cathy Schoen
Source: Join Amherst Town Manager Paul Bockelman and special guest Elementary School Building Committee member...
From Amherst To Boston, Government Openness Has Its Limits
Amherst Is Good At Transparency, Except When It Isn’tThis Sunday, March 12 marks the beginning...
Letter: Limiting Public Comment Will Not Make Town Council More Efficient Or Better
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Couoncil on March 6, 2023. I...
Letter: Amherst, Where Only The “H” Is Silent?
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on March 6, 2023. I...
Opinion: Hanneke’s Bid To Constrain Public Comment Is An Assault On Democracy
by Art and Maura Keene On Monday March 6, the Town Council will consider changes...
New Limitations Proposed For Public Comments At Council Meetings
Public Comments Would Be Limited To 30 Minutes And Non-Amherst Residents Would Be Discouraged From...
ZBA: We Don’t See How The Hanneke–DeAngelis Zoning Proposal Helps Amherst
Report on the Meeting Of the Amherst Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting February 16, 2023The...
Public Comment: “Trickle Down Housing” Will Not Help Amherst’s Work Force
The following public comment was submitted to the Amherst Town Council via the town’s public...
Planning Board And Public Offer Critiques Of Proposal To Ease Permitting Of Multifamily Housing
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Planning Board, February 15,2023 This meeting was held...
Design For New K-5 Elementary School Features Improved Energy Efficiency
The Elementary School Building Committee (ESBC) presented the proposed schematic design for the new elementary...