Opinion: A Zoning Proposal That Is So Complex It Defies Analysis
I am writing after attending the Planning Board Zoom meeting on 4/19, in which the...
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Town Committees And Boards Can Continue To Meet Remotely
On March 29, 2023, Governor Healey signed into law a supplemental budget bill which, among...
Hanneke Continues To Seek Limits On Public Discussion
Report On The Meeting Of The Governance, Organization, And Legislation Committee, March 15, 2023 This...
Letter: Council’s Pro-developer Majority Moves Government Toward Oligarchy
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on March 14, 2023. Moves...
Letter: Limiting Public Comment Will Not Make Town Council More Efficient Or Better
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Couoncil on March 6, 2023. I...
Letter: Amherst, Where Only The “H” Is Silent?
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on March 6, 2023. I...
Letter: It’s Time To Step Up And Save Democracy
Even though we knew it was coming, how outraged were we, when the word came...
Progressive Coalition Lauds Elementary School Building Committee
The Progressive Coalition Of Amherst issued the following statement on June 14, 2022. Progressive Coalition...
DEMOCRACY REQUIRES VIBRANT PUBLIC COMMENT
by D.R. Barberet It was admirable that, at their meeting on December 10, 2018, members...