Jones Library’s Heavy Reliance On Town Funds Is Break From Tradition
Trustee and Director Call Repairs-Only Option For Building Project ‘Fiscally Irresponsible’Last week’s meeting of the...
Jeff Lee
Amherst’s Spending Priorities At A Glance
Prompted by a recent discussion of Amherst’s highest and lowest spending priorities, concerned citizen Julian...
Library Project Failures Expose Cracks In State Grant Program
10 Out Of 33 Communities Receiving Recent Library Construction Grants Have WithdrawnLauren Stara of the...
Deferred Maintenance Strikes Again As Leaks Force Jones Library Closure
Records Show No Planned Investment In Library Upkeep Since 2014 On Monday, July 31, visitors...
Library Project Pivots To New Energy Code, Denies Greenwashing
Designers Running TEDI Analysis Required By 2023 Stretch Energy CodeAfter a brief attempt to be...
Failure To Hire Quality Assurance Lead Raises Troubling Questions For Jones Library Project
Town Misses January Target To Name State Mandated Commissioning AgentRecent elimination of sustainability features and...
Opinion: Greenwashing The Jones Library Expansion
By Jeff Lee and Art Keene This last year has seen the Jones Library Building Committee...
Library Holds Off Seeking Building Permit. Project To Be Bound By 2023 Energy Code
Town Reports No Jones Permit Application Received Before July 1 Grandfathering Deadline The Jones Library...
Library Project Shuns State Energy Code. Building Inspector Explains The Rules
Jones Renovation-Expansion Maneuvers To Claim Exemption From New Mass. Energy CodeRecent Jones Library Building Committee...
Jones Library Project Backpedals On Sustainability Commitment
Superlative Climate-friendliness Claims Are ExaggeratedIn an effort to attract tax and grant money for a...
Library Finds Good News In Building Project Cost Estimate But Funding Remains Millions Short
Jones Library News Highlights For The Week Of June 12, 2023 New Project Cost Estimate...
Jones Library Expansion Lands Another $1.7 Million From State
Jones Library News Highlights For The Week Of June 5, 2023 State Funds Will Support...