OPINION: JONES TRUSTEES TO SPEND $57,050 TO DEFINE POSSIBLE SUSTAINABILITY FEATURES
On Thursday, January 9, 2020, the Jones Library Board of Trustees voted to spend $57,050...
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Opinion: The Council at One Year – VOTER APATHY CONFERS OUTSIZED INFLUENCE TO LOCAL PAC
In the second Town election since the new Charter took effect, poor voter turnout, a...
OPINION: JONES LIBRARY DEMOLITION/EXPANSION: HOW WILL TOWN COUNCIL DECIDE ON THIS CRITICAL EXPENDITURE WITH NO PLAN AND NO PUBLIC INPUT?
This coming July, the Town Council will probably have to vote on whether to accept...
OPINION: AMHERST RESIDENTS SHARE QUESTIONS & CONCERNS AT INITIAL CAPITAL PROJECTS LISTENING SESSIONS
By Maria Kopicki and Art Keene Amherst’s Town Council held its first two of four...
OPINION: HARD FACTS MISSING, PRIORITIES NOT SOUGHT AT CAPITAL PLAN LISTENING SESSION
The first two of four Capital Investment Listening Sessions took place on Tuesday, December 3rd...
An Indy News Analysis. PAYING FOR BIG CAPITAL PROJECTS: LESSONS FROM A SPREADSHEET
In 2015, the town’s finance director, Sandy Pooler, created an interactive Excel spreadsheet to allow...
TOWN SCHEDULES PUBLIC LISTENING SESSIONS ON FOUR MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS
SOURCE: amherstma.gov The Town Council will hold four Listening Sessions to collect comments from the...
TOWN MANAGER ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS TO SIX BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES.
Editor’s note: this article is informed by memos submitted by Town Manager Paul Bockelman to...
FROM OTHER SOURCES (#11): NEWS AND FEATURES FOR AND ABOUT AMHERST.
Editor’s Note: “From Other Sources” offers links to articles that may be of interest to Amherst readers. We...
REPORT: OUTREACH, COMMUNICATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE (OCA) (11/4/19)
Present : Councilor Alisa Brewer (at-large), Councilor Darcy Dumont (District 5), Councilor Evan Ross (Chair....
CANDIDATES FOR LIBRARY TRUSTEE RESPOND TO INDY’S QUESTIONS
Last week The Indy posed four questions to all of the candidates for Library Trustee....
OPINION: ONE TOWN, ONE PLAN?
The Town Manager’s slogan, “One Town, One Plan,” is clearly aspirational. It points to a...