Letter: Escalating Jones Library Expansion Costs Threaten Town’s Sustainability Goals and Public Schools
As the Amherst Town Council and Town Manager prepare to put the Jones Library demolition...
Jones Trustees
Opinion: More Money for the Library but Not for the Schools
by Art and Maura Keene The Town Council Meeting of June 17 (see also here)...
Council Removes Restrictions on Funding for High School Track. Consents to Jones Library Redesign Expenditure
Report on the Meeting of the Town Council, June 17,2024. Part 2 This meeting was...
Letter: Latest Jones Library Redesign Plans Would Do Violence to the Building While Wasting Even More of the Town’s Money
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on June 15, 2024. I...
Gutting Jones’ Historic Millwork Violates Preservation Law
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on June 16, 2024 As...
Here Is What the Town Council Will Vote on Regarding the Jones Library on June 17
During the Town Council’s June 3 discussion regarding the sole bid for the Jones Library...
Jones Trustees Offer to Cover Library Redesign Costs
Trustees Approve Taking $550,700 from Endowment in Amended Agreement with TownAt the June 10 Jones...
Opinion: The Jones Expansion/Renovation Project – Definitely NOT Sustainable Now
Local and Green This column also appeared in the Amherst Bulletin. In 2021, as Town...
Opinion: A Bridge Too Far for the Jones Library
Amherst History Month by Month To date, I’ve not used this column to focus on...
Opinion: Jones Library Cuts Will Come at High Cost
The following column originally appeared in the Daily Hampshire Gazette on June 11, 2024. When...
Six-Month Extension Granted to Jones Library Expansion Project
Report on the Meeting of the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, June 6, 2024. This...
Council Narrowly Defeats Move to End Jones Library Expansion Project
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, June 3, 2024. Part I This...