Amherst’s Spending Priorities At A Glance
Prompted by a recent discussion of Amherst’s highest and lowest spending priorities, concerned citizen Julian...
ISSUES/ANALYSES
Library Project Failures Expose Cracks In State Grant Program
10 Out Of 33 Communities Receiving Recent Library Construction Grants Have WithdrawnLauren Stara of the...
Issues & Analysis: Dark Skies And Safe Roads. Can We Have Both? (Part 3)
Mode Shift: Supporting Sustainable, Equitable Transportation The latest Amherst streetlights policy proposal is coming up...
Issues & Analyses: Housing Uncertainty In College Towns
Report On The International Town Gown Association Webinar, “Approaches For Addressing Housing Uncertainty In College...
Indy Rewind: A Primer On Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits For Income Producing Buildings
Editors’ Note: On July 26, the Jones Library’s building project bulletin contained an article on...
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...
Issues & Analyses: Dark Skies And Safe Roads. Can We Have Both? (Part 2)
Would you walk, bike, or take the bus in Amherst at night? What about in...
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...
Issues & Analyses: Dark Skies And Safe Roads. Can We Have Both? (Part 1)
Mode Shift: Supporting Sustainable, Equitable Transportation Today’s Mode Shift column , and next week’s, take...
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...
Issues & Analyses: Other Northeast College Towns Receive Much Larger PILOT Payments Than Amherst
Last year Amherst College gave the town of Amherst an unrestricted donation of $130,000, its...