http://sustainableamherst.org Voting for Fiscal Responsibility Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:18:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://sustainableamherst.org/2011/05/08/were-all-nimbys/#comment-45 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:18:17 +0000 http://sustainableamherst.org/?p=313#comment-45 My enthusiasm as a resident of Amherst, and my pride in being a member of this community, took a nose dive last year when Town Meeting threw my Amherst Woods neighborhood under the bus. A gargantuan, industrial-scale behemoth of a solar facility is being rammed down our throats. Such an enormous solar facility, based on collusion and backroom deals between Blue Wave, the legislature, and the town officers, is a betrayal of the people of Amherst. You don’t speak for those of us most directly affected – we who live in this neighborhood enjoy our access to open space for recreation and enjoyment, rather than suffering from “living next to an old landfill” as your pablum suggests. Solar power is indeed a part of an answer to our energy needs, but it should be decentralized and distributed around the town. Conversion to greater use of natural gas is another part of the solution, so far untapped by the town. Furthermore, a clear-eyed assessment of the financial costs and benefits needs to be done – the Blue Wave claims are unrealistic and self-serving. Town meeting looked the other way rather than doing its fiduciary duty. This will lead to degradation of our living environment without helping the town’s financial condition nearly as much as the proponents claim.

]]> http://sustainableamherst.org/2011/05/08/were-all-nimbys/#comment-42 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:16:47 +0000 http://sustainableamherst.org/?p=313#comment-42 I loved this when I read it in the Bulletin back in May, and still love it now that I’ve discovered this site. Bravo.

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]]> http://sustainableamherst.org/2011/11/14/village-center-rezoning/#comment-8 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 01:37:23 +0000 http://sustainableamherst.org/?p=317#comment-8 I would totally support this. Especially separated bike lanes.
Kimo

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