Letter: An Open Letter to Amherst Town Leadership On The Funding Of Capital Projects
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and Finance Committee on April...
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Opinion: Amherst Taxation Trends Portend A Dystopian Future
Most Amherst residents are well aware that our property tax bills are significantly higher than...
Letter: Looming Library Costs Endanger School Override Vote
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on March 28, 2023. I...
Opinion: Four Ways To Assure Amherst Builds A New School, Without Pricing Residents Out
As many have written in The Amherst Indy, the $98 million Elementary School Replacement project...
Council Torn Over Using Reserves To Help Fund New School
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Town Council, March 20, 2023 This meeting was...
Walker’s Pleas To Ease Taxpayer Burden Of School Override Fall On Deaf Ears
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Finance Committee, March 21, 2023 This meeting was...
Opinion: When We Talk About Austerity In Amherst, The Jones Library Expansion Project Is The Elephant The Room
The Jones Library expansion project casts a shadow over every major fiscal decision that is...
Amherst Seniors May Be Eligible For Lower Property Taxes
With an upcoming debt exclusion override to raise taxes in order to fund the building...
Letter: Amherst’s Retroactive Tax Assessments An Unpleasant Surprise For Taxpayers
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on February 16, 2023 The...
Town Plans Historically Large Tax Hike For New School. Tapping Reserves May Reduce It
Average Home Would See $478 Added To Regular Tax Bill Through Mid-centuryTown Manager Paul Bockelman...
Plan For Real Estate Transfer Fee Submitted To Legislature
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Town Council, January 23, 2023 This meeting was...
How Is Property In Amherst Assessed? Report On A Special Meeting With Assessor Kim Mew
Report On The Meeting Of The Community Resources Committee, January 12, 2023 Joint Meeting With...