Construction to Resume Soon on New Elementary School
The Elementary School Building Committee (ESBC) met on January 17, 2025 and learned that construction...
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Wishful Thinking in Financial Models Imperils Town Needs
Town Manager Paul Bocklelman has asked the Town Council to pick one of four financial...
School Building Project Contract Not Yet Signed, Timeline Not Yet Re-established
With the bid protest denied, the Elementary School Building Committee’s (ESBC) agenda on December 20 centered...
AG Denies Bid Protest over School Project
The Attorney General’s Fair Labor Division denied on December 4, 2024, bid protests made by...
Finance Committee Ponders Spending Potential Savings from School Project Instead of Passing Them on to Amherst Taxpayers
With bids for the new school building project coming in millions of dollars under budget,...
Council President Withheld Information From Colleagues
It is no secret that Town Council President Lynn Griesemer wants the Jones Library demolition/expansion...
School Building Project Still Stalled over Bid Protests
The Elementary School Building Committee (ESBC) conducted a brief meeting on November 15, 2024, to...
Library Construction Bid Comes in Close to Budget
General Contractor (GC) bids for construction cost of the Jones Library Demolition/Expansion Project have come...
Multiple Protests of Fort River Bids Aired at Hearing with Attorney General
The Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Fair Labor Division conducted a public hearing on bid protests...
Results Start to Emerge for Library Project’s Rebidding Effort
Subcontractor bids for the Jones Library Demolition/Expansion project came in on October 17. These are...
Public Comment: A Better Plan Is Possible for Protecting the Historic Jones Library
The following public comment was presented at the town’s Section 106 Review for the Jones...
School Superintendent Floats Grade 7-12 Consolidation to Solve Chronic Budget Woes
Report on the Four Towns Meeting of September 28, 2024 The meeting was held at...