Letter: Town Needs Comprehensive Housing Policy
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on March 30,...
LETTERS
Letter: Please Sign Petition To Support Temporary Moratorium On Downtown Building Permits
Here is some good news. In the midst of an effort by many in Amherst...
Letter: Jones Library Has Thousands Fewer Books Than Ten Years Ago
Does the Jones Library really need an extra 10,300 or so square feet? It has...
Letter: Councilors’ Resistance To Anti-Racism Training Reflects Unwillingness To Examine Their Own Privilege
Many of us have been binging Netflix during the pandemic, but on Monday night, it...
Letter: Moratorium Would Enable Consideration Of Unanswered Questions About Zoning
Editor’s Note: The following letter was sent to Amherst Town Council on March 21, 2021. The...
Letter: Corrections To Gazette Article On Proposed Construction Moratorium
The recent article in the Daily Hampshire Gazette entitled “Petition Seeks Moratorium on Large-Scale Building...
Letter: Removing Parking Spaces On North Common Is Unjustified
I am writing to express my disappointment in the Council’s latest action to renovate the...
Letter: Amherst Residents Risk Losing Access To Amherst Media And Government Productions
Over 6,500 Amherst households currently subscribe to Comcast cable. They are at high risk to...
Letter: Jones Expansion Would Destroy Kinsey Garden
I am the designer and previous benefactor of the Kinsey Garden, dedicated to the memory...
Letter: Archipelago Developments Undermine Downtown Community, Commerce
Editor’s note: the following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on March 17...
Letter: Large Downtown Apartment Buildings Are Inconsistent With Master Plan
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council, the Planning Department...
Letter: Moratorium Will Create Space To Align Zoning With Community Needs
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on March 19,...