TOWN COUNCIL NEEDS TOOLS TO ASSESS UNFORESEEN CONSEQUENCES
One of the biggest challenges of any governing body is to step back and explore...
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POLITICS INFLUENCES COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS TO PLANNING BOARD
AMHERST – Politics played out at the Amherst Town Council meeting on Monday, May 20...
FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTES TO DELAY DECISION ON NORTHAMPTON ROAD AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT
The Finance Committee, in a joint meeting with the Town Council, voted 4-0 with one...
COUNCIL TO VOTE ON APPOINTMENTS TO RANKED CHOICE VOTING, PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING AND LEISURE SERVICES AND SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATION COMMISSIONS
The town council’s Outreach, Communications and Appointments (OCA) subcommittee and Town Manager Paul Bockelman announced...
RECAP TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (5/20/19)
This meeting centered mainly on appointments to the Planning Board (PB) and Zoning Board of...
APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES NOMINATIONS TO PLANNING BOARD AND ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS.
The Town Council’s Outreach, Communications and Appointments Committee (OCA) recommended appointments to the Planning Board...
RECAP TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (5/6/19)
This sparsely attended meeting began with President Lynn Griesemer (District 2) stating that she hoped...
A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL PART 2: WHAT IDEAS UNDERLIE A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL
by Michael Greenebaum When members of the Town Meeting Advisory Council (TMAC) presented an idea...
RECAP OF TOWN COUNCIL MEETING (4/22/19)
The April 22 Amherst Town Council meeting began with a presentation by about 15 third-graders...
A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL: BACKGROUND TO A PROPOSAL
by Michael Greenebaum Once upon a time, Amherst had a Town Meeting. And if this...