Amherst Looks To Library For Building Project Reimbursement Payment
$2 Million Due from Library by End of JanuaryMuch of the debate preceding a Town...
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Two January Property Sales Illustrate How Family Housing in Amherst is Increasingly out of Reach
Gentrification and ‘Rentification’ Threaten Would-be HomebuyersThe Daily Hampshire Gazette’s Area property deed transfers for Jan....
Amherst Lags in National Survey of LGBTQ+ Protections
Human Rights Campaign Ranks Amherst Last Among 10 Massachusetts Cities ExaminedThe Human Rights Campaign Foundation...
History Museum Seeks Protections and Concessions from Library Project
Despite sailing through the Planning Board permitting process, the Jones Library renovation-expansion must receive approval...
Trustees Reward Library Director with Extended Severance in New Contract
The main order of business at the December 19 meeting of the Jones Library Board...
Council Approves Costliest Library Project in Massachusetts
Amherst Commits $25 Million in Taxpayer Funds to Jones Library Expansion At its December 18...
Library, Historical Society at Odds over Easement
Jones Trustees Seek Access To 25-foot Swath Of Strong House Property To Support Construction In...
New Report Shows Library Project Contingency Funds Exhausted
Updated Financial Summary Omitted From Councilor Packet During Additional Borrowing Debate At the Jones Library...
Letter: Oppose Library Profiteering and Cronyism
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on December 5, 2023. Dear...
Library Project Fundraisers To Pay Themselves $1 Million Through 2027
Finance Committee Recommends Borrowing Another $10 Million for Library Expansion The Finance Committee met on...
Property Tax Burden Rises 4.8% As Average Tax Bill Approaches $10,000
Average Amherst Home Value Tops $500,000In a presentation for the Tax Classification Hearing before the...
Letter: Consider Library Capital Campaign Expenses As Well As Funds Raised
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on November 17, 2023. Regarding...