TSO Considers Raising Rental Permit Fees. Rejects Proposal To Close North Pleasant Street To Vehicular Traffic In Summer
Report On The Meeting Of The Town Services And Outreach (TSO) Committee, March 24, 2022...
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Councilors Consider Revising Rental Permit Regulations
Report On The Working Session Of The Amherst Town Council, March 21, 2022 PresentAll Councilors...
Council Approves Creation of Solar Bylaw Working Group
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Town Council, March 7, 20 22 This meeting...
Issues and Analyses: The Role Student Housing Plays in Communities
By Karen Black Editors’ note: The following article originally appeared in Shelterforce on 9/6/19. We reposted...
Letter: Some Amherst Neighborhoods Are Experiencing Gentrification In Reverse
This letter was sent to members of the Amherst Town Council on August 27, 2021...
Letter: Let’s Build – In A Way That’s Good For Amherst!
This letter appeared previously in The Amherst Bulletin Housing is today’s targeted investment commodity, and...
Letter: Town Planners Should Try Harder To Preserve The Affordable Housing That We Have
A version of this letter was sent to the Planning Board and Town Planning Department...
Issues & Analyses: A Primer On Inclusionary Zoning
by Kitty Axelson-Berry and Suzannah Muspratt Inclusionary housing policies are a common tool for expanding...
Planning Board Considers Archipelago’s Application For New Building Downtown
Report On The Meeting Of The Planning Board On May 5, 2021 The meeting was...
Planning Board Considers Changes To Rules For Mixed-Use Buildings And Inclusionary Zoning
The March 31 Planning Board meeting was held via Zoom and broadcast on Amherst Media...
Planning Board Continues Discussion of Proposed Zoning Changes
Board Discusses Footnote m and Accessory Dwelling Units Report on the 2/17/21 Meeting The Planning...
ZBA Continues Hearing On Contested Garage Conversion
The Zoning Board Of Appeals meeting of January 28 was held via Zoom and can...