Opinion: Public Engagement is Broken
By Grant Henninger This article was originally published in Strong Towns in May 2018 and...
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Opinion: We Don’t Need More “Invitations to the Table.” We Need a New Table.
by Charles Marohn This article from Strong Towns by Charles Marohn was originally published in...
Planning Board Considers Zoning Bylaw Amendments For Apartments, Mixed-Use Buildings, And Parking, As Well As New Zoning Overlay District For Triangle and North Pleasant Streets
Report On The Meeting Of The Planning Board, July 14, 2021 The meeting was recorded...
Will The Town Build A Parking Garage Behind CVS?
Report on the Meeting Of The Planning Board of July 7, 2021 The meeting was...
Planning Board Considers Changes To Archipelago’s Next 5-Story Building Downtown. Questions Rushed Public Hearings On Zoning Bylaw Amendments
Report On The Planning Board Meeting of June 30, 2021 The meeting was held via...
Council Approves Funds For Reparations, Debates Funding For Community Responder Program
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Town Council, June 21, 2021 (Part 1) Parts...
Public Comment: This Is What Anti-Racism Looks Like. Fully Fund CSWG Recommendations
By Ellisha Walker and Brianna Owen The following public comment was made at the Town...
Will Proposed New Zoning Promote More Retail Downtown? Planning Board Debates Mixed-Use Zoning Amendment
Report On The Planning Board Meeting Of June 16, 2021 The meeting was recorded and...
Council Reaffirms North Common Redesign, Endorses Roundabout For Pomeroy Village Intersection, Discusses Rezoning Of Public Parking Lot Behind CVS
Report on the Town Council Meeting of May 24, 2021This is one of two articles...
Public Requests Shift In Funding From Police To Community Response Program
Report on the Public Hearing on the FY22 budget held via Zoom on Monday, May...
Public Hearings On Inclusionary Zoning And Construction Moratorium Scheduled For May 19
Source: amherstma.gov A joint public hearing of the Planning Board and the Community Resources Committee...
Public Hearing On FY 22 Budget Slated For Monday
Source: amherstma.gov The Town Council and Finance Committee will hold a public hearing on the...