Legal costs to defend library petition count pile up for town >Published: 7/6/2021 7:58:46 PM
AMHERST Amherst spent more than $11,000 on legal expenses in April to protect the process of verifying signatures on a failed petition to have the Jones Library expansion and renovation project brought to a townwide referendum vote, according to those leading the petition effort.
Supporters of the voter-veto petition, which fell 22 signatures short of getting the necessary 5% of registered voters for reconsideration of the $36.3 million project, learned of the legal fees charged by KP Law of Boston through a public records request, and argue that town money is being spent to suppress voters’ rights.
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Amherst to forge ahead on Jones Library project in wake of court decision
An artist’s conception shows a renovated and expanded Jones Library as seen from next to the Amherst History Museum. COURTESY FINEGOLD ALEXANDER ARCHITECTS
Published: 5/2/2021 8:08:20 PM
AMHERST A building committee will soon be formed to oversee the process of expanding and renovating the Jones Library into a fully accessible community center following a court decision halting an effort by petitioners seeking a townwide referendum on the project.
With a Hampshire Superior Court judge on Friday denying a preliminary injunction sought by residents attempting to bring the $36.3 million project to a townwide vote, library and town officials say they can begin work on enhancing the Amity Street building, built in 1928 and most recently expanded in the early 1990s.
Amherst forging ahead on Jones Library project in wake of court decision
An artist’s conception shows a renovated and expanded Jones Library as seen from next to the Amherst History Museum. COURTESY FINEGOLD ALEXANDER ARCHITECTS
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST A building committee will soon be formed to oversee the process of expanding and renovating the Jones Library into a fully accessible community center following a court decision halting an effort by petitioners seeking a townwide referendum on the project.
With a Hampshire Superior Court judge on Friday denying a preliminary injunction sought by residents attempting to bring the $36.3 million project to a townwide vote, library and town officials say they can begin work on enhancing the Amity Street building, built in 1928 and most recently expanded in the early 1990s.