LETTER: THE LAMENTABLE SALE OF LIBRARY’S BIERSTADT MASTERPIECE GIVES US CAUSE TO RECONSIDER PROPOSED DEMOLITION OF 1993 ADDITION
The headline in the November 20,1988 New York Times read, “Town Votes Painting Sale”. “Efforts...
LETTERS
LETTER: AMHERST SHOULD UNDERTAKE A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF POLICING PRACTICES
I feel very strongly about the recent murder of George Floyd. It sent me back...
LETTER: NO “US” AND THEM IN DEFENDING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Last week, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a new rule requiring international students...
LETTER: ICE PROPOSAL TO EXPEL INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WILL HURT THE US
The new ICE regulations requiring international students to leave the US if their fall 2020...
LETTER: TOWN NEEDS RESIDENT SAFETY COMMITTEE TO WORK WITH POLICE
I am writing with my thoughts about creating some kind of resident committee to work...
LETTER: AMHERST POLICE BUDGET SHOULD BE REDUCED BY 52%
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE TOWN COUNCIL You state in your June 1st, 2020 Resolution...
LETTER: AMHERST’S PLASTIC BAN BYLAW SHOULD BE KEPT UNCHANGED
Did you know The Amherst Town Council will vote Monday on whether to revise our...
LETTER: JONES TRUSTEES HAVE TIME TO REVISE AND RESUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION FOR CPAC FUNDS
As I think about the Jones request for funding for the Special Collections space as...
LETTER: PROPOSED NATURAL GAS HVAC FOR JONES RENOVATION IS TOO EXPENSIVE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY UNSOUND
It is excellent to have Kuhn Riddle Architects’ new, comprehensive report on how to bring...
LETTER: CPAC SHOULD DENY LIBRARY TRUSTEES’ PROBLEMATIC REQUEST FOR $1,000,000
The Trustees of the Jones Library have now asked the Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC)...
LETTER: LEGALITY OF SPENDING CPA FUNDS ON JONES LIBRARY EXPANSION IS QUESTIONABLE
I am writing to voice my concern about the lawfulness of spending CPA funds for...
LETTER: THREE REASONS TO POSTPONE CPAC FUNDING FOR LIBRARY EXPANSION
I encourage CPAC to rethink their preliminary vote of $1 million in support for the...