THOUGHTS ON THE COUNCIL DEFEAT OF RECENT PROPOSAL TO LIMIT CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
A number of Amherst supporters of progressive democracy reform were disappointed in the town council’s...
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REPORT: TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (7/22/19)
Act Affirming Aborton Rights Wins Unanimous Support, Councilors Debate Presence of Non-Voting Members on Finance...
A SPECIAL REPORT ON AMHERST’S PERCENT FOR ART BYLAW
Editor’s Note: This commentary also appeared in the Amherst Bulletin on 7/25/19. Town Meeting passed...
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF ROE ACT TO COME BEFORE TOWN COUNCIL
Concerned residents plan to introduce a resolution at the next meeting of the Amherst Town...
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING (7/1/19). THE BIG ISSUE WAS AFFORDABLE HOUSING
(Editor’s Note: this column contains part two of Kaizen’s column on campaign finance reform.) Before...
RECAP: TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (7/1/19)
All councilors present except District 5 Councilor, Shalini Bahl-Milne. Highlights Eleven citizens commented on the...
TOWN OF AMHERST TO RAISE PRIDE FLAG FOR FIRST TIME ON JUNE 28.
Source: Amherst.gov and Twitter The Town of Amherst will officially raise the LGBTQ rainbow flag...
TOWN COUNCIL FOR NOOBS: TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING (6/17/19). THE BIG ISSUE WAS CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM (This is part one of a two-part column).
The proposed campaign finance reform bylaw returned for a vote at tonight’s meeting. Put forward...
NOMINATIONS TO FIVE COMMISSIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED
Town Manager Paul Bockelman, in a memo to the Town Clerk dated June 3, 2019,...
RECAP: TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (6/17/19)
Editor’s note: We were unable to cover the June 3 council meeting. The minutes for...
RECAP: MEETING OF THE OUTREACH, COMMUNICATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL (OCA) (6/17/19)
Editor’s Note: Beginning this week, The Indy will be posting recaps of the meetings of...
NEW TIME AND DATE, JUNE 24 at 6:30, FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Amherst Town Council voted 12-0-1 (Darcy Dumont, District 5, abstaining) at a special meeting of...