AMHERST Sometime next year the town’s charter, adopted by voters in 2018 and putting in place a 13-member Town Council to replace the 240-member Town Meeting and five-member Select Board, will be under review by a special committee.To begin.
AMHERST The Town Council may seek special legislation that would allow the town to levy a fee on certain property transactions, a move that if adopted would generate close to $1.5 million to support affordable housing and municipal operations while.
AMHERST The Town Council may seek special legislation that would allow the town to levy a fee on certain property transactions, a move that if adopted would generate close to $1.5 million to support affordable housing and municipal operations while.
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Amherst eyes affordable housing project
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By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST Amherst may seek a developer next spring to build around 70 apartments for low- and moderate-income residents in the East Amherst village center.
Assistant Town Manager David Ziomek told the Town Council Monday that the proposed acquisition of three Belchertown Road parcels, using a combination of $600,000 in Community Preservation Act money and $225,000 from the Amherst Affordable Housing Trust, could be bundled with the town-owned East Street School property for an affordable housing project.
“We feel like it’s an excellent opportunity for the town to move forward in partnership with the trust,” Ziomek said.