Amherst petitioners seek SJC relief in Jones Library case
Jones Library STAFF FILE PHOTO/KEN HEIDEL
Published: 5/24/2021 8:56:13 PM
AMHERST Residents trying to force a referendum on the expansion and renovation of the Jones Library, with borrowing for the project approved by the Town Council in April, are turning to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts for relief.
The lawsuit was filed against the Board of Registrars on Thursday by 40 registered voters, most of whom didn’t have their signatures counted toward a voter-veto petition that needed to get 864 signatures, or 5% of registered voters. Only 842 signatures were certified by the town clerk’s office.