Category Archives: Town Meeting
Cognitive Dissonance
It’s that time of year again. Time for Town Meeting, which means time for approving our town budget, which means time for hand-wringing. This year’s installment of our budgetary passion play has time-honored plotlines as well as some new ones … Continue reading
Filed under Economic Development, Town Meeting
Choices for Fiscal Sustainability
Our town election is on April Fools Day this year. Will the joke be on us? Seriously, this feels like a tipping point for our town. For too long, the Select Board has been divided, distracted and ineffective as the … Continue reading
Filed under Elections, Town Meeting
Team Players or Lone Rangers?
It’s budget season, and it’s election season – a good time to think about what Amherst needs to do and what kind of leadership will enable us to do it. And this year, in the Select Board race, there are … Continue reading
Filed under Elections, Town Administration, Town Meeting
Why Town Meeting Needs You – Still
With Super Duper Tuesday coming up, many of us are contemplating our options for national leadership. As they say, think globally, but don’t forget to act locally. Here in Amherst, our April 1 election has begun to heat up, as … Continue reading
Filed under Elections, Town Meeting
Town Meeting Rancorous and Too Long
Our 2006 Annual Town Meeting has mercifully come to an end. Even stalwart Town Meeting supporters must agree that after 12 nights/two months of often cantankerous debate, we’re tired! This year’s Town Meeting seemed particularly rancorous. Opposing views were presented … Continue reading
Filed under Town Meeting
