Opinion: Local And Green. Can Amherst Be As Bold As Ithaca?
The following column appeared previously in the Amherst Bulletin. In February, major news outlets reported...
Darcy DuMont
Public Comment: Hauler Reform Will Produce Savings For Town And Its Residents
The following public comment was made at the meeting of the Amherst Board of Health...
Opinion: Local and Green – Amherst And The Circular Ecnonomy (#30)
Editor’s note: This column also appeared in the Amherst Bulletin. For more information on circular...
Opinion: Reflections Of A Former Town Councilor. What A Difference A Year Makes For Two Zoning Proposals
If the two zoning amendments that passed at the December 20, 2021 Amherst Town Council...
Opinion: Use ARPA Funds To Implement Climate Action Plan
We now have three fiscal years to meet our 2025 Town Council goal of reducing...
Letter: Glut of Hastily Scheduled Meetings Represents Lame Duck Effort By Town Council
The Amherst Town Council scheduled additional meetings in December this year to enable the lame...
Opinion: Thumbs Down To The Town Manager Evaluation Process
I rate the process this Town Council used to recently evaluate the town manager as...
Board Of Health Will Explore Changes To Regulations For Refuse Haulers That Would Provide Curbside Compost Pick Up
The Board of Health (BOH) decided at their meeting on November 18 to create a...
Opinion: Local and Green (#29). Amherst Zero Waste Proposal Gains Traction
By Darcy DuMont, John Root and Christina Platt A version of this column appeared previously...
Letter: Outgoing Councilor – Judge Candidates For Council By What They Have Done And Not On What They Say
As an outgoing town councilor with some inside knowledge, I recommend that voters judge incumbent...
Opinion: The Balance Of Power On The Town Council. 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. (#4)
Reflections By A Soon-To-Be-Former Councilor On How This Town Council Fails to Meet The Promises...
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...