Letter: Racial Equity And Social Justice Should Be Woven Into Each Of Amherst’s Policy And Management Goals
Although we appreciate the revisions to the FY21 Goals for the Town Manager submitted in...
Town Council
Opinion: CRC’s Shameful Recommendation To Not Reappoint Michael Birtwistle To Planning Board Should Be Rejected By Full Council
by Maura Keene and Art Keene In what is becoming a troubling trend, members of...
GOL Recommends Racial Equity Goals After Backlash
The Government Organization and Legislation Committee of the Town Council (GOL), at their meeting on...
Town Council Drafts Evaluation and Goals for Town Manager
Report on Town Council Meeting (8/17/20) The meeting was held via Zoom webcast and was...
Letter: Change To Site Plan Review Sends Wrong Message To Potential Investors
Amherst’s need for development, versus wise limits that prevent overbuilding, have long been in a...
Town Council Begins Discussion of Community Safety. Narrowly Passes New Zoning Bylaw.
UMass Clarifies COVID-19 Prevention Plans. Report On The Special Town Council Meeting of 8/10/20 The...
Council Drops Plan To Consolidate Voting Sites
By Marla Goldberg-Jamate and Maria Kopicki The Amherst Town Council dropped an unpopular plan to...
Opinion: Show Me the Money! Jones Library Trustees To Negotiate With Town Concerning Jones $6 Million Building Project Pledge
A motion was approved by the Jones Library Board of Trustees on August 13, 2020...
Opinion: Bylaw Change To Allow Approval Of Site Plan Review With Simple Majority Goes Too Far
The Town Council, and especially At Large Councilor Mandi Jo Hanneke, Chair of the Community...
Editorial: No To A Single Polling Site. Our Town Council Must Do Better.
Editor’s note: This editorial was signed by the following members of the Amherst Indy’s editorial...
Amherst Town Council Will Reconsider Its Vote To Consolidate Eight Polling Locations Into One Site At High School
The Amherst Town Council quietly posted an alternative plan for Amherst’s polling places to the...
Amherst Town Council Can Change Controversial Polling Place Consolidation Plan Until Aug. 12
Plan To Put 10 Precincts In A Single Gym Apparently Unknown To State Officials A...