Amherst residents weigh in on budget priorities: Seek better teacher pay, smaller police force and greater focus on climate : vimarsana.com

AMHERST — Better pay for teachers, more municipal focus on climate initiatives and reducing the size of the police force are among requests the public is making of Amherst officials as preparation for the fiscal year 2023 budget begins.With budget...

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