Opinion: In Response To Being Mischaracterized As “Anti-development”
The following is a response to a blog post, “Downtown Businesses Seek Renaissance.” It seems...
Ira Bryck
Letter: Speak Up On Zoning Debacle
I’m writing to ask for your help. If you don’t like what’s happening in Amherst,...
Letter: Proposed Changes To Zoning Bylaws Appear Inadequate
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Planning Board, Planning Department, Town Council and...
Letter: When It Comes To Zoning, Town Government Appears To Reject Public Input And The Concept of Planning
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council, Town Manager, Planning Board and...
Letter: Town’s Rush To Change Zoning Unlikely To End Well
The following letter was sent to the Town Manager, Planning Department and Community Resources Committee...
Letter: We Need Design Integrity In Downtown Development
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Design Review Board On July 19, 2021...
Opinion: Amherst Town Government Needs New Faces, New Leadership
I moved my young family to Amherst in 1993, looking for a hometown more my...
Letter: Disappointed In Planning Board But Not Surprised
At the end of a very long night, the Amherst Planning Board voted to not...
Letter: Will Plans For Downtown Serve Amherst Well In The Future?
I was listening to another of many discussions of town officials, about what is needed...
Opinion: We Are Not A Small Group of Complainers With Too Much Time On Our Hands! Hundreds Of Amherst Residents Weigh In On The Proposed Construction Moratorium
Many in the Amherst community are quite concerned about recent and proposed development in Amherst...
Letter: Please Sign Petition To Support Temporary Moratorium On Downtown Building Permits
Here is some good news. In the midst of an effort by many in Amherst...
Letter: Corrections To Gazette Article On Proposed Construction Moratorium
The recent article in the Daily Hampshire Gazette entitled “Petition Seeks Moratorium on Large-Scale Building...