Amherst, A Rental Market of over $100 Million Dollars a Year?
During the 32 years we have lived in town, I have seen public conversations take...
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Opinion: Amherst’s Dual Crises
Amherst has not one, but two housing crises. One is the scarcity of student housing...
Opinion: Landlords Objecting to Inspections. Really?
The Amherst Landlord Association is complaining about a proposed inspection every 5 years because it...
Library Supporters Turn Out in Force for Jones Renovation: Vote on More Town Borrowing Postponed Until December 18
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, December 4, 2023 This meeting was...
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...
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: Student Rental Industry Should Pay Its Fair Share of Taxes
I read in local papers that a house in Amherst that is valued at $508k...
Finance Committee: Town Has $9.19 Million in Free Cash. Residential Registration Fees Still Not Finalized
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Finance Committee, November 3, 2023 This meeting was...
Two Openings On Zoning Board of Appeals to Be Filled
Report on the Meeting of the Community Resources Committee, November 2, 2023 The meeting was...
Opinion: A Vision for Housing in Amherst
by Jennifer Taub and Pam Rooney This column appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette....
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,...
Residential Rental Permit Bylaw Needs More Review
Report On The Meeting Of the Amherst Town Council Meeting, August 7, 2023. Part 2...