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  1. Evan Naismith's avatar
    Evan Naismith on An Open Challenge: Get Your Facts Straight, Town CouncilorsApril 11, 2026

    Terry, We estimate Fieldstone’s value by first approximating its annual rental income (number of beds × average rent), subtracting typical…

  2. Stephen Schreiber's avatar
    Stephen Schreiber on An Open Challenge: Get Your Facts Straight, Town CouncilorsApril 10, 2026

    How did Archipelago get brought into this thread?. They have not built projects on UMass land.

  3. Sean Riddle's avatar
    Sean Riddle on An Open Challenge: Get Your Facts Straight, Town CouncilorsApril 10, 2026

    I think the issue that is being missed about PILOT payments is how little Amherst College pays proportionally compared to…

  4. terrymasterson10's avatar
    terry masterson on An Open Challenge: Get Your Facts Straight, Town CouncilorsApril 10, 2026

    Evan - Thank you for noting the 3 Year PILOT Agreement with Amherst College. I was not thinking accurately. But…

  5. irabryck's avatar
    ira bryck on An Open Challenge: Get Your Facts Straight, Town CouncilorsApril 10, 2026

    Over the past decade, housing prices have risen sharply in Amherst, across Massachusetts, and nationwide, driven by low interest rates, limited…

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