School Building Project Value Engineering Continues; Initial Projection of Town’s Share is $58 Million
The Elementary School Building Committee (ESBC) continued to review value engineering measures to decrease costs...
Elementary School Building Committee (ESBC)
School Building Committee Works To Minimize Higher Cost Estimates
Explaining that “the amount of (cost) escalation in the past six months outstripped the assumptions...
Community Forum On The Elementary School Building Project
The Elementary School Building Committee will host two community forums on the new elementary school...
More Money Expected From MSBA For Elementary School Project
Amherst can expect to receive a larger school funding grant than previously anticipated, following the...
Annual State Of The Town Address Finds Much To Celebrate In Amherst
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Town Council , December 19, 2022. Part 1...
Letter: CPAC Funding For Fort River Fields Would Add Much Needed Quality Playing Surfaces For Town’s Athletes
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Community Preservation Act Committee on December 14,...
Residents Question Town Budget At Cuppa Joe
About 10 people attended the December 9 Cuppa Joe at the Bangs Center with Town...
CSSJC Raises Concerns About Cameras In New Elementary School And Failure Of Town To Resolve July 5 Incident
Report on the Meeting of the Community Safety And Social Justice Committee (CSDSJC), November 9,...
Finally! Council Votes For Parking Changes On Lincoln Avenue.
Report On The Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, Part 2. November 7, 2022 This...
Opinion: Minimize Financial Pain To Residents In Order To Maximize The Chance Of Success Of The School Building Project
How would you use the $23 million in savings (“reserves”) the town has built up?...
MSBA Board Votes Amherst Fort River Elementary School Into Schematic Design
Source: amherstma.gov State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg, Chair of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA),...
Net Zero Subcommittee Recommends Ground Source Heat Pump System for New School
The Net Zero Subcommittee of the Elementary School Building Committee voted, at their meeting on...