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...
zoning
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...
UMass Officials Talk Housing with the Planning Board
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, October 25, 2023 This meeting was...
Opinion: Do You Want Your Neighborhood to Remain a Family Neighborhood?
As a former Town Councilor from District 5, I have witnessed, and then followed closely,...
Letter: Multiple Duplexes On Single Lot Degrades Neighborhood
The following letter was sent to the Zoning Board of Appeals on September 24, 2023....
Opinion: Some Suggestions For Town Council Candidates About The Town’s Real Estate Woes
Real estate markets everywhere are haywire, and in Amherst, the added pressure of student rentals...
Letter: Defining Second Duplex On Single Lot As Complementary Use Sets A Dangerous Precedent
by Becky Miller and Josna Rege Many thanks to the Indy and to Maura Keene...
Hanneke And DeAngelis Withdraw Duplex/Triplex Zoning Proposal
Town councilor sponsors Mandi Jo Hanneke (at large) and Pat DeAngelis (District 2) have submitted...