LETTER: TOWN NEEDS TO FUND TEN ADDITIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS
Editor’s note: This letter was originally sent to all members of the Town Council and...
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LETTER: AMHERST FIREFIGHTER’S MOTHER CONCERNED FOR PUBLIC AND FIRE DEPARTMENT STAFF SAFETY: CALLS FOR OFFICIAL ACTION ON UNDERSTAFFING
Dear Amherst Community, During the recent fire at Hampshire Fitness Club in my neighborhood, I...
PUBLIC FORUM ON TOWN BUDGET SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7.
Source: amherstma.gov A public discussion on the financial condition of the town will be held...
LETTER: FEEDBACK ON TOWN MASTER PLAN
This feedback on the Master Plan was submitted to the Town Council and the Planning...
FORT RIVER SITE SUITABLE FOR RANGE OF BUILDING OPTIONS
Allaying concerns expressed for many years, the results of a new study clearly demonstrates that...
AN INDY INVESTIGATION: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS APPROPRIATED FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS REMAIN UNSPENT
Millions of dollars in capital projects and equipment approved by Town Meeting remain unspent. Reports...
IF NOT NOW WHEN? IT IS TIME FOR AMHERST TO DECARBONIZE ITS MUNICIPAL FLEET
The climate strike on September 20 and 27th underscores that we live in the midst...
WATER TREATMENT PLANT DESIGN FUNDING ON HOLD
Six weeks after recommending an appropriation of nearly $700,000 for engineering design work on the...
WHERE WILL THE MONEY COME FROM?
When I was young, I wanted the things that my friends had – a bicycle,...
AMHERST’S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS NEEDS EXCEED $250 MILLION
By Toni Cunningham Many Amherst residents will have heard about the four major capital projects...
JONES LIBRARY ANNOUNCES NEW FUNDRAISING STRUCTURE, FY19 DEBT AND NEW CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Report from the Jones Library Trustee Meeting (7/18/19), Part II The Jones Library Board of Trustees...
FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVES $692,000 FOR WATER TREATMENT PLANT DESIGN
The Amherst Finance Committee voted this week to borrow $692,000 to design a new town...