Jones Library’s Heavy Reliance On Town Funds Is Break From Tradition
Trustee and Director Call Repairs-Only Option For Building Project ‘Fiscally Irresponsible’Last week’s meeting of the...
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Indy Rewind: A Primer On Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits For Income Producing Buildings
Editors’ Note: On July 26, the Jones Library’s building project bulletin contained an article on...
Issues & Analyses: Other Northeast College Towns Receive Much Larger PILOT Payments Than Amherst
Last year Amherst College gave the town of Amherst an unrestricted donation of $130,000, its...
Opinion: Is Amherst Redeemable?
If you moved to Amherst before the mid 2000’s, consider why you came to town. For...
A Better World Is Possible: Portugal Caps Rents, Gives Away Vacant Flats And Suspends VAT On Basic Foodstuffs
The following article by Kasija Milosevic appeared originally in NeueZeit.at on April 6, 2023 and...
State Approves $39.6 Million Grant For New Elementary School
A grant of $39,640,520 was unanimously approved by the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) Board...
Letter: An Open Letter to Amherst Town Leadership On The Funding Of Capital Projects
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council and Finance Committee on April...
Opinion: Amherst Taxation Trends Portend A Dystopian Future
Most Amherst residents are well aware that our property tax bills are significantly higher than...
Letter: Looming Library Costs Endanger School Override Vote
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Town Council on March 28, 2023. I...
Opinion: Four Ways To Assure Amherst Builds A New School, Without Pricing Residents Out
As many have written in The Amherst Indy, the $98 million Elementary School Replacement project...
Council Torn Over Using Reserves To Help Fund New School
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Town Council, March 20, 2023 This meeting was...
Walker’s Pleas To Ease Taxpayer Burden Of School Override Fall On Deaf Ears
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Finance Committee, March 21, 2023 This meeting was...