Opinion: Regional School Committee Shirks Fiscal Responsibility And Defies Boards Of Health
On Thursday, January 12, the Regional School Committee (RSC) met to determine whether the required...
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Pelham Nixes Funds For Synthetic Turf
The Pelham Community Preservation Committee (CPC) voted against the requested funding for the Track and...
Issue & Analyses: There Is A Safe And More Affordable Alternative To Toxic Synthetic Turf
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on November 18, 2022 in...
Opinion: Minimize Financial Pain To Residents In Order To Maximize The Chance Of Success Of The School Building Project
How would you use the $23 million in savings (“reserves”) the town has built up?...
Letter: The Point Of Financial Models Is To Answer “What If” Questions. That’s Not What We’re Getting
Finance Director Sean Mangano’s modeling of the town’s “four major capital projects” has been presented multiple...
Letter: Councilors Hanneke And Griesemer Need To Reflect On Their Role In Upholding White Supremacy
On Monday October 17, certain members of the Amherst Town Council showed us what white...
State Library Board Delays Release Of Funds For Jones Expansion Project Due to “Financial Capacity” Uncertainty
At the meeting of the Amherst Finance Committee on September 13, the committee was informed...
Opinion: Dear Town Leaders, Show Us the Money
It has been a month since the Owner’s Project Manager for the Jones Library project...
Letter: Please Halt The Jones Library Expansion Project
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Manager, Finance Director and Town Council...
Net Zero Subcommittee Recommends Ground Source Heat Pump System for New School
The Net Zero Subcommittee of the Elementary School Building Committee voted, at their meeting on...
School Building Committee Chooses Design-Bid-Build Procurement Method, Considers Sustainability Certification And Site Plan Options
The Elementary School Building Committee selected the Design-Bid-Build (DBB) procurement method for Amherst’s project at...
School Building Committee Reviews HVAC Options
The Elementary School Building Committee (ESBC) will not be making the decision between a ground...