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Tag: FY26 Budget

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 The Amherst Current

An Alternative to Wrangling over School Spending

Amherst Town Hall
June 21, 2025July 1, 2025 The Amherst Current

Town Council Adopts Budget for Upcoming Fiscal Year, Raises Water and Sewer Rates

June 16, 2025January 15, 2026 The Amherst Current

Amherst Week Ahead 06.16.25

Amherst Town Hall
May 10, 2025May 10, 2025 The Amherst Current

Town Manager Recommends $2.25 Million Increase in School Funding, Freezes for 6.4 Town Positions for FY2026

Amherst Town Hall
April 8, 2025April 16, 2025 The Amherst Current

Town Council supports increased education funding amid looming budget crisis. 

April 4, 2025December 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

Saving Our Schools (and Everything Else)

Amherst Town Hall
March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 The Amherst Current

Town Council Rejects School Funding Formula and discusses Tax Override in 5 Hour Meeting

March 20, 2025April 4, 2025 The Amherst Current

School Funding: What Choice Do We Have? 

February 27, 2025December 28, 2025 The Amherst Current

Is Amherst capable of constructive, civil dialogue about funding our schools?

Amherst Town Hall
November 19, 2024November 19, 2024 The Amherst Current

Town Council Hears Public Comment on the Budget, Rejects Additional Funding for Roads and Sidewalks, Establishes School Zones

Amherst Town Hall
November 5, 2024April 4, 2025 The Amherst Current

Town Council and Budget Coordinating Group Hear Budget Indicators

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  1. Matthew Blumenfeld's avatar
    Matthew Blumenfeld on The Hampshire Opportunity: How Can It Work for Amherst?May 11, 2026

    Thanks for writing this Bryan. I think you are spot on about this as reset opportunity. I believe that it…

  2. Jason Dorney's avatar
    Jason Dorney on The Hampshire Opportunity: How Can It Work for Amherst?May 8, 2026

    Well said Bryan! Whatever happens at Hampshire we must find ways to generate revenue. Personally, I believe that we must…

  3. David Farnham's avatar
    David Farnham on The Hampshire Opportunity: How Can It Work for Amherst?May 7, 2026

    I agree . The Town should zone this in a way that produces revenue to the Town. Hampshire could be…

  4. Allison B. McDonald's avatar
    Allison B. McDonald on Wishful Thinking Isn’t a Budget StrategyApril 24, 2026

    Thank you for raising this point ~ I do indeed remember this. I also remember that the state had increased…

  5. Casey Maloney's avatar
    Casey Maloney on Wishful Thinking Isn’t a Budget StrategyApril 24, 2026

    I would like to remind the writer that when she herself sat on SC, she addressed this specific topic during…

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