Town Manager Directed To Find Funds For More Community Responders But Not From Police Budget
At their final budget review meeting on June 1, the Finance Committee (FC) voted 3-1-1...
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Opinion: Town Needs A Comprehensive Parking Plan Before Beginning Work On North Common
I don’t claim to know a lot about the regulations and rules of our town,...
Community Safety Working Group Made To Wait 2 Hours To Join Their Own Meeting. Town Manager Proposes Spending $475k On CSWG’s $2.4M Programs
The May 27 meeting of the Finance Committee was publicized as a joint meeting between...
Finance Committee Considers Dedicated Fund For Reparations In Amherst
The Finance Committee (FINCOM), at their meeting on May 27, agreed to move forward with...
CRC Rejects Temporary Downtown Building Moratorium
Report On The Meeting Of The Community Resources Committee (May 25, 2021) The meeting was...
Town Council Asked To Fund Programs Supporting BIPOC Residents
This is one of two articles on the Regular Town Council Meeting of May 24,...
Council Reaffirms North Common Redesign, Endorses Roundabout For Pomeroy Village Intersection, Discusses Rezoning Of Public Parking Lot Behind CVS
Report on the Town Council Meeting of May 24, 2021This is one of two articles...
Issues & Analyses: How To Protect The Historic Resources Of North Pleasant Street
It is impossible not to see how Amherst’s downtown is changing, with the construction of...
Letter: Amherst Doesn’t Really Care About Transparency
The first time I attended an in-person Amherst School Committee meeting, I was 15 minutes...
In-Person Government Meetings May Resume June 15
In a clear step toward normalcy, public meetings will likely shift from virtual to in-person...
Planning Board Endorses Inclusionary Zoning, Rejects Temporary Building Moratorium
The Amherst Planning Board held a joint public hearing with the Community Resources Committee (CRC)...
Council Debates Creation Of African Heritage Reparations Coalition, Opposes Closure Of The Gorse Children’s Center In South Hadley, And Opts Out Of Aerial Mosquito Spraying
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, May 17, 2021 The meeting was...