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...
capital projects
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...
REPORT: FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING (7/24/19). UPDATE ON NEW CAPITAL PROJECTS SIMULATION TOOL
An updated capital project planning simulation tool was a major topic of conversation at the...
RESIDENTS RAISE OBJECTIONS TO PROSPECT OF NEW DPW FACILITY ON SOUTH EAST STREET: TOWN OFFICIALS URGED TO CONSIDER OTHER SITES
An energized crowd of about 30 neighbors attended a District 2 meeting at Fort River...
EAST AMHERST SITE FOR NEW DPW FACILITY TO BE EXPLORED
On July 8, town officials held a public meeting to discuss two possible sites, one ...