Letter: Finance Committee Is Obligated to Provide Residents with an Up-To-Date Fiscal Analysis of Jones Project
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Finance Committee on November 21, 2024. I...
Ira Bryck
Letter: Much Still to Be Considered Before Adopting Overlay District for University Drive
The following letter was sent to the Town Council, Community Resources Committee, Town Manager Paul...
Letter: How About a Community Impact Fee for Our Colleges and University?
I attended a meeting organized by District 4 Town Councilors, Pam Rooney and Jennifer Taub...
Letter: We Need a Community Forum on the Future of Wildwood
Now that construction has started to build the new school at the Fort River site,...
Opinion: What Is the Optimal Housing Density for a Town Like Amherst?
It seems to be conventional wisdom that Amherst, and Massachusetts, and the United States have...
Letter: A New Senior Center: If Not at Wildwood School Then Where?
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on January 13, 2024. At...
Letter: Student Rental Industry Should Pay Its Fair Share of Taxes
I read in local papers that a house in Amherst that is valued at $508k...
Letter: An Open Letter to All New and Re-elected Members of the Amherst Town Council.
Congratulations on your victory! I hope you’re excited and ready for the public service you...
Issues & Analyses: Many People in Amherst Would Be Interested in Living Downtown Given the Right Conditions
In 1993 my young family moved from Long Island to Amherst. We raised our 2...
Letter: Proposed Solar Project in North Amherst Is Bad for the Planet
The following letter was sent to the Zoning Board of Appeals on October 12, 2023....
Updated Letter: Town Needs To Be More Assertive With UMass To Resolve Student Housing Crisis
The following letter was send to Amherst Town Manager Paul Bockelman, The Amherst Planning Board...