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Tag: Affordable Housing

September 23, 2026 The Amherst Current

Much ADU About Nothing

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026 The Amherst Current

Amherst Isn’t Afraid to Talk. It’s Afraid to Listen.

May 26, 2026May 27, 2026 The Amherst Current

The best tribute to Connie Kruger would be to build more housing.

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May 21, 2026May 20, 2026 The Amherst Current

Town Council Hears Stark Rental Inspection Data; Residents Decry Loss of Affordable Housing Project 

May 13, 2026May 13, 2026 The Amherst Current

On Race and Housing

February 10, 2026February 9, 2026 The Amherst Current

Housing: Amherst’s Worst Self-Inflicted Injury 

November 4, 2025November 3, 2025 The Amherst Current

Development in Amherst is Key to a Progressive Future

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October 13, 2025February 9, 2026 The Amherst Current

Proposed Zoning Articles are Tax-Shelters for Developers 

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April 24, 2025December 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

Amherst’s Original Sins

January 16, 2025December 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

Leverett, Amherst Neighbors Oppose Massive Development

October 29, 2024October 28, 2024 The Amherst Current

The Cost of Higher Housing Costs

April 9, 2024April 8, 2024 The Amherst Current

One Way to Create Affordable Housing in Amherst: Community Land Trust

April 2, 2024February 2, 2026 The Amherst Current

Bending the Arc Toward Needed Housing: the Story of East Gables

February 22, 2024February 21, 2024 The Amherst Current

I’m a YIMBY on Wildwood Site

February 20, 2024August 19, 2024 The Amherst Current

UMass DesignBuild Prototypes ADUs for Western Mass

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  1. David Farnham's avatar
    David Farnham on UMass’s New PPP Will Generate Millions in Taxes…for Lowell.November 10, 2026

    Evan : Zone the campus perimeter now for taxable student housing ? There is an over saturation of student rentals…

  2. Evan Naismith's avatar
    Evan Naismith on UMass’s New PPP Will Generate Millions in Taxes…for Lowell.November 10, 2026

    Terry, Just to be clear, this article is about taxes, not PILOT. Lowell's City Council arranged for some of the…

  3. terrymasterson10's avatar
    terry masterson on UMass’s New PPP Will Generate Millions in Taxes…for Lowell.November 10, 2026

    It is not accurate for Evan to claim that the PILOT issue is simply because Amherst never asked. And in…

  4. wildlyduck06307a4901's avatar
    Bill Tunnell on UMass’s New PPP Will Generate Millions in Taxes…for Lowell.November 10, 2026

    Evan, you’ve got it right - please keep beating the drum. If Amherst doesn’t start NOW to treat its colleges…

  5. Ledemonym's avatar
    Bob Rivard on UMass’s New PPP Will Generate Millions in Taxes…for Lowell.November 10, 2026

    The dominant paradigm is "you can grow or you can shrink", very few communities remain the same over time.

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