UMass Poll: Housing Tops List of Concerns for Bay State Voters as Economic Fears Increase
The Poll also FInds Bay State Residents Support the “Millionaire Tax” and Favor Legislative Transparency ...
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Housing Trust Questions the Limiting of Student Homes
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Municipal Affordable Housing Trust, February 13, 2025 This...
Planning Board Recommends Increased Lot Size for Added Units in RG Zone
Amity Street Mixed-use Development Nears Approval Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board,...
Ask Perplexity AI: What Are the Risks to the Town of Continued Development of Five Story Private Dorms Downtown?
This is a new occasional column from Ira Bryck entitled “Ask Perplexity AI”. The columns...
Housing Production Plan Workshop February 18
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst invites community members to participate in an upcoming Housing...
Letter: Fire Station at Hickory Ridge a Bad Idea
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on February 5, 2024. Locating...
Leverett, Amherst Neighbors Oppose Massive Development
This column appeared previously in the Amherst Current on January 16, 2025 and is reposted here with...
UMass Seeks Proposals to Modernize and Expand Campus Housing
Source: UMass News and Media The University of Massachusetts Amherst, in partnership with the University...
Panel Explores Challenges of Building Affordable Housing in Amherst
Report on the Town of Amherst, League of Women Voters and Amherst Municipal Housing Trust’s ...
More Density for Amherst’s Apartment Complexes?
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, January 8, 2025 This meeting was...
Housing Production Event Draws Enthusiastic Crowd
As part of its development of an updated Housing Production Plan (HPP), Barrett Planning Group...
Affordable Housing Forum, Thursday, January 23
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst and the League of Women Voters of Amherst are...