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WELCOME TO AMHERST TODAY

An Independent Blog Discussing Topics in Amherst

Hosted by Tim Kachmar
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Where did IIHO come from?

Who you vote for may change Amherst forever! Does everyone remember about year ago from now how many of us became aware of plans for...

Taxes and Impact Fees

As residents received their Town tax bill last week, the BOS finally discussed implementing Impact Fees Last weeks' tax bills arrived...

Groundhog Day?

How many reports to get the "right" answer? If you were lucky enough to be on tonight's Planning Board meeting, great! You were exposed...

What are the Next Steps?

With the elimination of the IIHO and appointments of new Planning Board Members, what should the next steps be? Determine the status of...

Planning Board Membership and Next Steps

Nine Amherst residents applied for the open Planning Board positions and were interviewed by the BOS Members on April 13 and 14. A great...

Tonight Makes it Clear - Vote Yes on #37

At tonight's Board of Selectman (BOS) Meeting, a current and extremely long-term Planning Board Member gave a "citizen's speech" during...

Up is Down, Right is Left

Elected versus Appointed officials - which one is easier to "get rid of"? CLAIM: it is harder to remove an elected official than an...

Warrant Article #40 - Citizen's Petition

As the description or rationale is not present on the ballot for Tuesday's election, I wanted to make sure that everyone voting has a...

"Dissension is not an attack..."

The below was posted on Facebook by long-time Amherst resident Linda Kaiser, who has served on the Planning Board and has long-standing...

Warrant Article #40 Disinformation

Beware of what you hear on social media! There is disinformation being spread via social media regarding the detriments of removing IIHO...

Well How 'bout That!!

In response to the recently proposed warrant articles, the BOS commissioned the Nashua Regional Planning Commission (NRPC) to assess the...

Amherst's Housing "Needs"

The Nashua Regional Planning Commission (NRPC) just performed an assessment for Amherst called a Housing Needs Assessment. It was...

Signs are Up - What do they mean?

If you've seen these signs all over town and are wondering what they are for, I hope the information below will answer your questions....

Statement From Deliberative Session

Below is the statement read at the 2/5/20 Deliberative Session regarding switching to an elected Planning Board. Hello Amherst Residents:...

What are Density Bonuses? What is IIHO?

Why are current IIHO ordinances skimpy on details and long on promises? IIHO stands for Integrated Innovative Housing Ordinance. The main...

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