The Cost of Higher Housing Costs
This column appeared previously in the Amherst Current and is reposted here with permission of...
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Council Passes Nuisance Property Bylaw
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, October 7, 2024 (Part 2) This...
Council Debates Proposed Nuisance Property Bylaw
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, September 9, 2024, Part 2 This...
Letter: Don’t Mourn, Organize to Stop Tenants from Hell Ruining Amherst Neighborhoods
Before and since adoption of zoning bylaws, neighbors have invoked the legal doctrine of private...
Town Council Approves New Rental Registration Bylaw
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council April 8, 2024 This meeting was...
Robust Public Support for Revised Regional School Budget
Report of the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, April 1, 2024 This meeting was...
Letter: Inspections Mandated by New Bylaw Violate Renters Rights
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on April 3, 2024 I...
Developer Wants to Donate to Housing Fund Instead of Building Affordable Units
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Planning Board, March 6, 2024 This meeting was...
Amherst, A Rental Market of over $100 Million Dollars a Year?
During the 32 years we have lived in town, I have seen public conversations take...
Opinion: Amherst’s Dual Crises
Amherst has not one, but two housing crises. One is the scarcity of student housing...
Opinion: Landlords Objecting to Inspections. Really?
The Amherst Landlord Association is complaining about a proposed inspection every 5 years because it...
Library Supporters Turn Out in Force for Jones Renovation: Vote on More Town Borrowing Postponed Until December 18
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, December 4, 2023 This meeting was...