Opinion: Thumbs Down To The Town Manager Evaluation Process
I rate the process this Town Council used to recently evaluate the town manager as...
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Letter: Rushed, Sloppy Approach To Zoning Changes Is Unjustifiable
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on November 28, 2021 The...
Opinion: Council Must Slow Down And Give Proposed Parking Garage Proper Review And Public Debate
Since my letter regarding the proposed downtown parking garage was posted in the Indy on...
Opinion: Jones Library Expansion Threatens Town Budgets For Years To Come
by Art and Maura Keene We love libraries. Maura studied library science at the University...
Public Comment: New Resident Sees Flawed Process In Promoting Parking Garage
The following written public comment was submitted to the town’s public comment portal on October...
Letter: My Opposition To The Ross/Ryan Parking Structure And My Disappointment In The Planning Board
Editor’s note: We received two pieces of correspondence from Jay Silverstein this week; a letter...
No Minutes For About 30 Meetings, Open Meeting Law Complaints Filed Against Planning Board and Community Resources Committee
Spring and summer of 2021 saw a rash of proposals to loosen Amherst’s requirements for...
Opinion: Checks And Balances In Amherst Town Government. Reflections By A Soon-To-Be-Former-Councilor On How This Town Council Fails To Meet The Promises Of The Charter, Democracy, Transparency, And Public Participation (#3)
Checks and balances are a cornerstone of democracy. The point of providing checks and balances...
Planning Board Postpones Decision On Rezoning Town Parking Lot Behind CVS
Report On The Meeting Of The Planning Board, September 29, 2021 This meeting was conducted...
Opinion: Reflections By A Soon To Be Former Councilor On How This Town Council Fails To Meet The Promises Of The Charter, Democracy, Transparency, And Public Participation (#2)
This is the second in a series of columns on the failure of democracy, transparency...
Letter: Proposed Parking Garage Looking Like A Back Room Deal
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and the Planning Board on...
Opinion: Reflections Of A Soon-To-Be-Former Councilor On How This Town Council Fails To Meet The Promises Of The Charter, Democracy, Transparency, And Public Participation
I am not running for Town Council in the upcoming election based on reasons related...