TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING (10/7/19). THE BIG ISSUE WAS WHO LEADS THE TOWN?
The question of the council’s authority was raised several times at the most recent regular...
William Kaizen
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING (9/23/19). THE BIG ISSUE WAS THE NEW REPORT ON PARKING DOWNTOWN
A strange case of shoot-the-messenger took place at the most recent regular Amherst Town Council...
NEW ROUND OF “ELECTRIFY AMHERST” PAINTED ELECTRICAL BOXES
On Saturday September 14th, three new electrical boxes will be painted downtown as part of...
REPORT: TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (9/9/19)
Highlights * Discussion of the Centennial Water Treatment Plant upgrade * Request for a handicapped...
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING (8/26/19). THE BIG ISSUE WAS THE PERCENT FOR ART BYLAW WORK GROUP
By William Kaizen On Monday night, after more than an hour of wrangling, the council...
A SPECIAL REPORT ON AMHERST’S PERCENT FOR ART BYLAW
Editor’s Note: This commentary also appeared in the Amherst Bulletin on 7/25/19. Town Meeting passed...
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING (7/1/19). THE BIG ISSUE WAS AFFORDABLE HOUSING
(Editor’s Note: this column contains part two of Kaizen’s column on campaign finance reform.) Before...
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING (6/17/19). THE BIG ISSUE WAS CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM (This is part one of a two-part column).
The proposed campaign finance reform bylaw returned for a vote at tonight’s meeting. Put forward...
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: BUDGET FORUM (5/21/19)
The budget forum was hijacked by a group of concerned residents! Town Manager Paul Bockelman...
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS. TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING (6/3/19). THE BIG ISSUES WERE THE PERCENT FOR ART BYLAW AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM.
Not long after the meeting started, I moved from my usual seat in the back...
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING (5/20/19). THE BIG ISSUE WAS APPOINTMENTS TO THE PLANNING BOARD AND ZBA
A small audience was once again witness to big drama when the council’s Outreach, Communications...
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING (5/6/19). THE BIG ISSUE WAS THE POWER OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES.
It was clear that the town wasn’t expecting a big turn out for tonight’s meeting....