Amherst is fortunate to have a site like Fort River on which to build a new elementary school. The school building project that will combine the Fort River and Wildwood elementary schools into a single grade K-5 school for 575 students and 150 staff.
Amherst is fortunate to have a site like Fort River on which to build a new elementary school. The school building project that will combine the Fort River and Wildwood elementary schools into a single grade K-5 school for 575 students and 150 staff.
Guest columnist Toni B. Cunningham: Building a new library comes at too high a cost
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In his Dec. 25 column late last year, (“Amherst should be bold and build library for all”), Alex Kent describes some of the merits of the Jones Library renovation and expansion project and says Amherst should “find the money” to make it happen.
The Jones is certainly a much-loved building and I do not doubt that it could benefit from investment for maintenance and repairs, as well as accessibility improvements. However, what we as a town would have to sacrifice if this project were to happen should give us pause.