Another $800,000 Requested for Track and Field Project
Reprot on the Meeting of the Community Preservation Act Committee, July 29, 2024 This meeting...
capital projects
Failure to Preserve Library Historic Features Leads to $2M Fundraising Setback
No State Tax Credits for Building Project Says DirectorAt the July 9 Jones Library Building...
Letter: Library Repairs a Fraction of Expansion Cost
The following letter appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. The Jones Library’s “Plan B”...
Here Is What the Town Council Will Vote on Regarding the Jones Library on June 17
During the Town Council’s June 3 discussion regarding the sole bid for the Jones Library...
Jones Trustees Offer to Cover Library Redesign Costs
Trustees Approve Taking $550,700 from Endowment in Amended Agreement with TownAt the June 10 Jones...
Finance Committee Directs Schools to Seek CPA Funds from Towns to Help Pay for Track and Field Renovation
Report on the Meeting of the Finance Committee, June 11, 2024 This meeting was held...
Opinion: Stop with the Exaggerated Library Repair Costs!
In an attempt to sell the public on the need for a $46.1 million Jones...
Opinion: The Jones Expansion/Renovation Project – Definitely NOT Sustainable Now
Local and Green This column also appeared in the Amherst Bulletin. In 2021, as Town...
Opinion: Jones Library Cuts Will Come at High Cost
The following column originally appeared in the Daily Hampshire Gazette on June 11, 2024. When...
Council Narrowly Defeats Move to End Jones Library Expansion Project
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, June 3, 2024. Part I This...
Building Committee Approves Deep Cuts to Library Design
Climate Friendliness and Historic Preservation Features ChoppedThe Jones Library Building Committee (JLBC) met on June...
Amherst CPA Committee Lifts Restrictions on Track & Field Funding
The Amherst Community Preservation Act (CPA) Committee convened a meeting on June 6, 2024 at...