What’s Happening In Amherst?
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Year: 2023
Issues & Analyses: Improving The Regional Playing Fields: A Deeper Dive
There are sufficient grass playing fields at the Amherst-Pelham Regional middle and high schools to...
Issues & Analyses: Whose Interests Are Being Served By Proposed Zoning Changes?
At the January 9 Town Council meeting, an extensive slate of zoning bylaw revisions was...
Indy Rewind : A Zoning Primer – How Building Permits Are Decided
Indy Rewind will appear from time to time and will reprise previously posted news stories and...
Public Comment: “Trickle Down Housing” Will Not Help Amherst’s Work Force
The following public comment was submitted to the Amherst Town Council via the town’s public...
Letter: Proposed Zoning Changes Disenfranchise Year-round Residents
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and Amherst Planning Board on...
Letter: A Call To Defend The Connecticut River
Environmental activists from Amherst and surrounding Western Mass towns are sounding the alarm about federal...
Opinion: It’s Time To Let Go Of The Jones Library Building Project
Amherst’s $50 million Jones Library Renovation-Expansion Project has been controversial since it was first proposed...
Opinion: Proposed New Permitting Regulations Dismantle Existing Protections For Residents, Ignore History Of Real Estate In Amherst
There is a proposal currently being offered to make changes to the zoning rules in...
Opinion: On Duplexes And Amherst
As discussions continue on two councilors’ proposal to pave the way for denser residential options...
Opinion: Gold Rush In Amherst!
The following column appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. The phone rang and a...
Opinion: Difficult Truths And Democracy In Amherst
by Andrea Battle and Jeff Gold The following column appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire...