Letter: Amherst Zoning Restrictions on Accessory Dwellings Are Now Illegal
In succinct plain English, neighbor objections which in the past have succeeded in blocking ADUs...
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Planning Board Moving Closer to Consensus on More Housing for University Drive
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, June 5, 2024 This meeting was...
Should Amherst Create a Student Housing District on University Drive?
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, May 15, 2024 This meeting was...
ZBA Grants Variances for Mixed-use Project at University Drive and Amity Street
Report on the Meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals, February 22, 2024 This meeting...
ZBA Denies Archipelago’s Request to Decrease Commercial Space at Mixed-Use Building Planned for Atkins Corner
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Zoning Board of Appeals February 8, 2024 This...
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...
Three ZBA Applications for Nonowner Occupied Duplexes Produce Three Different Outcomes
Report on the Meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals, November 9, 2023 This meeting...
Indy Rewind: Opinion: Is Amherst Redeemable?
Indy Rewind, is an occasional feature that reprises previously posted news stories and opinion pieces...
Indy Rewind: Opinion: Thoughtful, Deliberate (and Not Rushed) Planning. 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. (#5)
Indy Rewind, is an occasional feature that reprises previously posted news stories and opinion pieces...
Letter: The Progressive Coalition of Amherst Supports Affordable Housing
The Progressive Coalition of Amherst (PCA) rejects the recent editorial in MassLive, authored by “the...
What Is the Meaning of Complementary Use?
Report on the Meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals, October 26, 2023 This meeting...