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Plain-language briefs of Amherst's public meetings — what the boards actually did, decided, and argued about. Compiled from the official recordings and agendas.

Town BoardResolutions, bids, local laws, and the public-comment floor
Monday, July 6, 2026
A Roomful of Seniors Tells the Board: Let Us Play Cards
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Monday, June 22, 2026
The Board Says Yes to the Pipes — and Lights a Street That Fought Back
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Monday, June 22, 2026
Work Session — A Ten-Minute Warm-Up for the Town's Busiest Hearing Night in a While
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Monday, June 8, 2026
The Board Tells a Developer: Build the Sidewalks You Agreed To
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Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Amherst Adopts a Hire-Local First Law — Then Reassures the Unions It Changes Nothing Yet
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Monday, May 11, 2026
Who Gets to Work Here — and Who Gets to Live Elsewhere
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Monday, April 27, 2026
Amherst Repeals Its Own Environmental Review Law
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Planning BoardSite plans, subdivisions, and special-use permits
Thursday, June 18, 2026
The Board Approves Both — and Tells the Town to Build the Sidewalks Itself
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Thursday, May 21, 2026
A Playground on a Quiet Cul-de-Sac Clears — Over Neighbors Who Feared the Seclusion
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Board of EducationDistrict business, budget, and policy
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Zoning Board of AppealsArea and use variances (documented from posted minutes)
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
A Short Night, Four Cases, and a Deal That Undid a Revoked Permit
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Tuesday, May 19, 2026
A Four-Member Board Runs the Table on a Ten-Item Docket
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Historic Preservation CommissionLandmark designations, preservation code, and historic districts
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Next Stop, the Town Board
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Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Commission Taps a New Member — and Lines Up Five Landmarks
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Tuesday, May 12, 2026
The Alteration Nobody Was Told About — and the Fix That Costs $30,000
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Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Commission Sends a Georgian Estate Up for Landmark Status
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Traffic Safety BoardTraffic, pedestrian-safety, and signage recommendations
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
A Starbucks Driveway, a School Crossing — and a Board With No Teeth to Fix It Fast
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Wednesday, May 6, 2026
They Asked to Rip Out the Island. The Board Voted to Tighten the Screws Instead.
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The WNY Listening Post · The Public Record · Amherst
Compiled from public meeting recordings, agendas, and minutes. Summaries are AI-assisted and may contain errors; consult the official record before relying on any detail.