How $5.3 Million Was Saved On Elementary School Project Cost Estimates
The Elementary School Building Committee set a goal of keeping the project under $100 Million....
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Ever Upward — A Modern History of Amherst Tax Bills
Average Amherst Property Tax Bill Has Risen By 585% Since 1988The Massachusetts Division of Local...
More Money Expected From MSBA For Elementary School Project
Amherst can expect to receive a larger school funding grant than previously anticipated, following the...
Residents Question Town Budget At Cuppa Joe
About 10 people attended the December 9 Cuppa Joe at the Bangs Center with Town...
Questions Surround Planned Building Project Tax Override
How Much And Which Project(s) Require Additional Property Tax Funding Still To Be DeterminedFor more...
Opinion: Minimize Financial Pain To Residents In Order To Maximize The Chance Of Success Of The School Building Project
How would you use the $23 million in savings (“reserves”) the town has built up?...
Unpublished Jones Library Space Plan Proposes Alternatives To Costly Expansion
Jones Library News Highlights For The Week Of October 24, 2022 Massachusetts Library System Study...
Council Reviews Its Role In Elementary School Building Project. May Reconsider Net Zero Bylaw.
Report On The Special Town Council Meeting, February 28,2022. This meeting was conducted over Zoom...
Issues & Analyses: Cost Considerations For Determining Size Of New Elementary School
The following data analysis was sent to the Town Council on February 28,2022. On February...
Public Comment: Size of New School Impacts Carbon Footprint and Tax Burden On Residents
The following comment was submitted in writing to the Amherst Town Council on February 22,...
Opinion: Jennifer Shiao’s School Committee Blog. Where Are We With The Elementary School Building Project?
Editor’s note: The Indy will now post Jennifer Shiao’s School Committee Blog as new entries become available. Shiao’s...
Opinion: Jennifer Shiao’s School Committee Blog. Amherst’s School Building Project: We Need To Set Ourselves Up For Success
Editor’s note: The Indy will now post Jennifer Shiao’s School Committee Blog as new entries become available. Shiao’s...