REPORT: TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (10/21/19)
Present.: All Councilors. Staff: David Ziomek, Assistant Town Manager, and Athena O’Keefe, Clerk of the...
capital projects
OPINION: ONE TOWN, ONE PLAN?
The Town Manager’s slogan, “One Town, One Plan,” is clearly aspirational. It points to a...
REPORT: TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (10/7/19)
Present: Lynn Griesemer (District 2), Alisa Brewer (At large), Darcy DuMont (District 5), Mandi Jo...
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING (10/7/19). THE BIG ISSUE WAS WHO LEADS THE TOWN?
The question of the council’s authority was raised several times at the most recent regular...
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...
WHAT DID THE COLLEGE STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AT THE JONES LIBRARY TRUSTEE MEETING?
Report from the Jones Library Feasibility and Design Trustee Subcommittee (9-12-19) The Jones Trustee subcommittee...
WATER TREATMENT PLANT DESIGN FUNDING ON HOLD
Six weeks after recommending an appropriation of nearly $700,000 for engineering design work on the...
FORT RIVER SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE TO PRESENT FINAL REPORT
The Fort River School Building Committee will present its final report to the Amherst School...
AMHERST’S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS NEEDS EXCEED $250 MILLION
By Toni Cunningham Many Amherst residents will have heard about the four major capital projects...
MSBA APPROVES SIMULTANEOUS REPLACEMENT OF TWO HOLYOKE SCHOOLS. OUTCOME WAS SAID TO BE OUT OF THE QUESTION IN AMHERST
by Maria Kopicki and Toni Cunningham In an apparent deviation from common practice, the Massachusetts...
JONES LIBRARY HIRES ARCHITECTS TO REDO EXPANSION DESIGN
Reports from Jones Library meetings, Board of Trustees (8/15), Feasibility and Design Committee ( 8/12/19...