Amherst — Recent Headlines
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Town BoardResolutions, bids, local laws, and the public-comment floor
Monday, October 26, 2026
The Board Voted to Break the Tax Cap. It Did Not Vote on the Budget, and It Asked No Questions About It
Read briefTuesday, October 13, 2026
“This Is the Cost of Doing Business”
Read briefMonday, September 14, 2026
A Church Comes Down, Owner Unknown
Read briefMonday, August 31, 2026
Five Bonds, No Debate, $1.615 Million
Read briefMonday, August 10, 2026
The Swings Came Down Before Anyone Was Told
Read briefMonday, July 27, 2026
Nine People Spoke on Term Limits. Not One of Them Was For It. It's on Next Week's Ballot
Read briefMonday, July 6, 2026
A Roomful of Seniors Tells the Board: Let Us Play Cards
Read briefMonday, June 22, 2026
The Board Says Yes to the Pipes — and Lights a Street That Fought Back
Read briefMonday, June 22, 2026
Work Session — A Ten-Minute Warm-Up for the Town's Busiest Hearing Night in a While
Read briefMonday, June 8, 2026
The Board Tells a Developer: Build the Sidewalks You Agreed To
Read briefTuesday, May 26, 2026
Amherst Adopts a Hire-Local First Law — Then Reassures the Unions It Changes Nothing Yet
Read briefMonday, May 11, 2026
Who Gets to Work Here — and Who Gets to Live Elsewhere
Read briefMonday, April 27, 2026
Amherst Repeals Its Own Environmental Review Law
Read briefPlanning BoardSite plans, subdivisions, and special-use permits
Thursday, October 15, 2026
The Only No Was for People Who Don't Live There Yet
Read briefThursday, September 24, 2026
270 Apartments on Wehrle Wait a Month. The Neighbors Want to Know Where the Water Comes From.
Read briefThursday, August 20, 2026
The Board Backs 48 Apartments on Sheridan — and Makes the Tree Line Permanent
Read briefThursday, June 18, 2026
The Board Approves Both — and Tells the Town to Build the Sidewalks Itself
Read briefThursday, May 21, 2026
A Playground on a Quiet Cul-de-Sac Clears — Over Neighbors Who Feared the Seclusion
Read briefZoning Board of AppealsArea and use variances (documented from posted minutes)
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
The Only Thing That Changed Was a Property Line
Read briefTuesday, September 15, 2026
A Home Salon Gets Its Permit — and Eight Months to Prove It
Read briefTuesday, August 18, 2026
Eight Granted, One Tied Twice, and a House Built From Shipping Containers
Read briefTuesday, June 16, 2026
A Short Night, Four Cases, and a Deal That Undid a Revoked Permit
Read briefTuesday, May 19, 2026
A Four-Member Board Runs the Table on a Ten-Item Docket
Read briefAmherst CSD Board of Education
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
The District Asked Every Sixth Grader What Scared Them. The Answer Was Their Locker
Read briefTuesday, October 6, 2026
Amherst Retires the Reading Level
Read briefTuesday, September 15, 2026
The Turf Drained. The High School Didn't.
Read briefTuesday, September 1, 2026
Audit Night, Nine Minutes on the Record
Read briefTuesday, August 18, 2026
$2.9 Million Needs a Home
Read briefWilliamsville CSD Board of Education
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Eleven Minutes, One Resolution: A Teacher Aide Is Fired
Read briefSweet Home CSD Board of Education
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
The Public Comment Policy We Tracked to Adoption Just Had Its First Night in Force. Nobody Spoke
Read briefTuesday, October 6, 2026
Albany Wrote It, Sweet Home Reads It
Read briefTuesday, September 15, 2026
Comment at Every Meeting — and Sign Up 48 Hours Ahead
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Policy Explainers
Plain-language guides to district policies — what they require and why they matter.
Adopted Policies
#1510 +3
Speak at Every Meeting — If You Sign Up Two Days EarlyAdopted · In EffectSep 15, 2026
Read explainerUnder Consideration
#7135 +1
A Judge's Order, or No EntryFirst Reading · Under ConsiderationOct 6, 2026
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Historic Preservation CommissionLandmark designations, preservation code, and historic districts
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
The Garage Was Demolished First. Now the Owner Wants It Out of the Landmark.
Read briefTuesday, July 14, 2026
Next Stop, the Town Board
Read briefTuesday, June 9, 2026
Commission Taps a New Member — and Lines Up Five Landmarks
Read briefTuesday, May 12, 2026
The Alteration Nobody Was Told About — and the Fix That Costs $30,000
Read briefTuesday, April 21, 2026
Commission Sends a Georgian Estate Up for Landmark Status
Read briefTraffic Safety BoardTraffic, pedestrian-safety, and signage recommendations
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Five Requests Refused, One Letter Sent, and a Standing Offer Nobody Takes
Read briefWednesday, September 2, 2026
A Rare Yes — And Now It Needs a Budget Line
Read briefWednesday, August 5, 2026
The Board That Says No — And Explains Why
Read briefWednesday, June 10, 2026
A Starbucks Driveway, a School Crossing — and a Board With No Teeth to Fix It Fast
Read briefWednesday, May 6, 2026
They Asked to Rip Out the Island. The Board Voted to Tighten the Screws Instead.
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