TOWN MANAGER SEEKS RESIDENTS TO SERVE ON TOWN BOARDS & COMMITTEES
Source: amherstma.gov Town Manager Paul Bockelman continues to seek volunteers to serve on Town Boards...
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CDBG ADVISORY COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES MAY 27 PUBLIC HEARING ON CARES ACT FUNDING
Source: amherstma.gov The Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has published a Notice...
OPINION: CAUTION URGED ABOUT PROPOSED DOWNTOWN ZONING CHANGES
I am writing to urge Indy readers to prepare NOW to understand the implications of...
OPINION: 40R ZONING NOT OUR ONLY OPTION FOR SPURRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Having participated in two of the three meetings held by the 40R consultants, I heard...
LETTER: AN OPEN LETTER TO JOHN HORNIK
Dear John. I am responding to your comment on my recent piece, “Dumb Growth,” with...
HOUSING TRUST ALLOCATES $250,000 FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE
In a special meeting, the Amherst Municipal Affordable Housing Trust approved a motion allocating up...
NO POSITIVE COVID-19 RESULTS AT AMHERST SHELTER
Source: amherstma.gov The Town of Amherst, in collaboration with Dr. Jessica Bossie of Health Services...
FROM OTHER SOURCES: NEWS AND FEATURES FOR AND ABOUT AMHERST (#19)
Editor’s Note: “From Other Sources” (FOS) returns after a nine-week hiatus. FOS offers links to selected...
HOUSING TRUST PROPOSES EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
MEETING OF THE AMHERST MUNICIPAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST OF 4/23/20 Amherst Municipal Affordable Housing Trust...
GOVERNOR SIGNS COMPREHENSIVE MORATORIUM ON FORECLOSURE AND EVICTION
Governor Charlie Baker signed into law the strongest eviction and foreclosure moratorium in the country on Monday, ...
ZBA APPROVES UNIVERSITY DRIVE SOUTH MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT WITH CONDITIONS
REPORT: ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS (3/12/20) Present:Mark Parent, Chair Steven Judge,Tammy Parks, Joan O’Meara (Tom...
TOWN MANAGER REPORT FOR MARCH 9, 2020
Source: amherstma.gov Town Manager Paul Bockelman makes a comprehensive report to the Town Council at...