Letter: Corrections To Gazette Article On Proposed Construction Moratorium
The recent article in the Daily Hampshire Gazette entitled “Petition Seeks Moratorium on Large-Scale Building...
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Letter: Archipelago Developments Undermine Downtown Community, Commerce
Editor’s note: the following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on March 17...
Letter: Moratorium Will Create Space To Align Zoning With Community Needs
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on March 19,...
Planning Board Continues Discussion of Downtown Zoning
Developers Apply To Build Five Story Mixed Use Building On Site of Cousins Market Report...
Letter: Preserve Footnote “m” To Preserve Neighborhoods
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to Town Councilors, Town Planners and the Town...
Letter: Downtown Neighborhoods Transformed For The Worse From Increased Student Density
Dick and I moved to our first home in the downtown neighborhood in 1988. We...
Letter: Increasing Density In RG Zone Will Destroy The Character Of The Neighborhoods Without Adding Economic Benefits
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to the Planning Board on February 24, 2021....
Letter: Councilor’s Comment Was Divisive and Disrespectful
Editor’s note: This letter appeared previously in The Amherst Bulletin. Alisa Brewer’s comment concerning the...
Zoning Board Of Appeals Debates Garage Conversion On Strong Street
Report On The Meeting Of The ZBA, January 7, 2021 The meeting was held as...
Letter: Master Plan Mandates Preserving and Protecting The Character of Amherst’s Neighborhoods
As we are all looking to the Master Plan to guide how we want Amherst...
CRC Solicits Feedback On Draft For A New Town Housing Policy
Report on the Meeting of the Community Resources Committee (CRC) (12/15/20) The meeting was held...
Opinion: Re-Zoning Before Planning?
In contrast to the slow, thoughtful downtown planning process taking place in our sister city,...