PRESSURE ON CPA COMMITTEE TO ACT ON JONES FUNDING REQUEST
The Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC) is under pressure to act on a Jones Library...
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QUESTIONS RAISED ABOUT AFFORDABILITY OF SIMULTANEOUS SCHOOL AND LIBRARY PROJECTS
A public forum on the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for fiscal year 2021 (FY21), held...
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...
TOWN MANAGER REPORT FOR JUNE 15, 2020
Source: amherstma.gov Editor’s note: Town Manager Paul Bockelman submits a comprehensive report to the Town...
AN INDY INVESTIGATION: $1,500,000 IN CAPITAL FUNDS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS LIES UNTOUCHED
Approximately $1.5 million in funds allocated in previous years for capital items at the elementary...
CPA MINORITY REPORT URGES REJECTION OF JONES LIBRARY PROPOSAL
A minority report written by three members of the Community Preservation Act Committee (CPAC) urges...
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELDS IMPROVEMENTS ON HOLD
Improvements to the High School track and fields will have to wait a few more...
REPORT ON PUBLIC HEARINGS ON REGIONAL SCHOOL BUDGET FOR FY 2021 AND TOWN’S ONE MONTH BUDGET FOR JULY 2020
Regional School BudgetSuperintendent Mike Morris, School Finance Director Doug Slaughter, and School Committee Chair Alison...
OPINION: STAFFING WOES, OPENING SCENARIOS, AND GRANT QUESTIONS. REFLECTIONS ON THE JONES LIBRARY TRUSTEES MEETING OF 5/29/20
Staffing woes at the Jones Library will continue from last year into the future. One...
COUNCIL EMPOWERS TOWN MANAGER TO MAKE LONG-TERM CHANGES TO THE PUBLIC WAY TO ENABLE RESTAURANTS TO EXPAND OUTDOOR SEATING
REPORT: TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (6/1/20) The meeting was held via Zoom webcast and was also...
JCPC RECOMMENDS SLASHING ROADS AND SIDEWALKS FUNDING BY MORE THAN HALF
In their second meeting to discuss how to distribute the anticipated $1.4 million in funds...