Planning Board Raises Concerns About Implementing 40R Zoning Downtown
Report On The Planning Board Meeting of January 6, 2021 The meeting was held as...
Maura Keene
Public Forum On Buying Belchertown Road Parcels For Affordable Housing, Followed By Regular Town Council Meeting
The meeting was held as a Zoom webinar. It was simulcast on Amherst Media Channel...
Council Approves New Priorities for Zoning In Amherst
Report on the Special Town Council Meetings with the Planning Board (1/4/21 and 1/6/21) At...
Council Re-elects Griesemer As President, Elects Evan Ross As VP
At the end of the January 4, 2021 Town Council meeting, Councilors elected the President...
After Contentious Debate, Council Postpones Vote On New Zoning Priorities To January 4
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council (12/21/20) Highlights: Vote on Zoning Priorities...
Council May Vote On New Zoning Priorities This Week
Over the past few months, the Community Resources Committee (CRC) of the Town Council has...
TSO Discusses Renovation of the North Common
Report on the Meeting Of The Town Services And Outreach Committee (TSO) (12/17/20) This joint...
Planning Board Approves Kendrick Park Playground Equipment, Continues Discussion On 40R Overlay Zoning
Report on the Meeting of the Planning Board (12/16/20) The meeting was held as a...
COVID-19 In Amherst: A Chat With Health Director Emma Dragon
Amherst’s new Health Director, Emma Dragon, was the featured guest on Town Manager Paul Bockelman’s...
Annual State Of The Town Presentation Underscores Success During Pandemic
The Annual State of the Town Address was presented at the regular Town Council Meeting...
Report on the Town Council Meeting (December 7, 2020)
Excerpt: A Resolution to End Structural Racism passed the Town Council unanimously, following an initiative launched earlier this year by Reparations for Amherst. The resolution states that the Town embraces its racial diversity, and seeks to implement policies that address racial equity and social justice.
Regional School District Towns Address Budget for the Coming Year
Report on Four Towns Meeting (December 5, 2020) This year’s Four Towns meeting was chaired...