Jones Expansion Funding Assurances Collapse Under Scrutiny
At the April 14 special meeting to consider rescinding a $46.1 million borrowing authorization for...
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Town Council Defeats Proposal to Rescind Borrowing for Jones Library Expansion: Paves the Way for Town Manager to Sign Construction Contract
Report on the Special Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, April 14, 2025 This meeting...
Public Comment: Jones Library Fiscal Assurances – How Will That Work?
The following public comment was submitted to the town’s general public comment portal on April...
Letter: Focus on the Unmet Needs in Our Community
I attended yesterday’s special town council meeting (April 14). It left me with a profound...
Letter: Supporting Our Library Means Walking Away from Unaffordable Expansion
As a librarian, I am always happy to see support for our public libraries. Unfortunately,...
Opinion: Town Council Grants Blank Check to Jones Library Expansion Project
If the Jones Library Expansion project is going to happen, the new addition will be...
Amherst Forward Girds for Library Project Funding Battle
The Jones Library Capital Campaign’s PACThe fate of the controversial Jones Library Renovation-expansion project will...
Elementary School Construction is “Doing Great!”
The Elementary School Building Committee had its monthly meeting on April 11, 2025 and Owner’s...
Letter: National Catastrophe Makes Jones Expansion Too Risky
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and Amherst Town Manager on...
Letter: It’s Time to Embrace an Alternative to the Increasingly Unaffordable Jones Library Expansion
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council, Amherst Town Manager and Jones...
Letter: Town Is Not Ready To a Sign Contract for Jones Library Expansion
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and the Amherst Town Manager...
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