An elected Amherst Town Meeting member informs me that UMass police are using "military-grade invisibility gear" to enter her lodging, go through her belongings, & throw things at her. #AmherstCharter
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The #AmherstCharter has won by a BIG margin. Thank goodness. Now we can finally move forward.
With the addition of @CitizenWald the Amherst Select Board is unanimous in its support of the #AmherstCharter abetteramherst.org/2018/03/24/jim…
"It’s time to stop tinkering with Town Meeting in an effort to improve a legislative body that was devised for a different era." —@AmherstBulletin editorial supports the #amherstcharter amherstbulletin.com/Editorial-Amhe…
You can BE AFRAID or vote for the #AmherstCharter if you want things to be better.
"People love Amherst, but they're worried about it. How will we move forward? The big decisions keep getting kicked down the road." #AmherstCharter
"We don't have a structure that allows us to make progress on the big issues." #AmherstCharter
The pro-town-meeting rep "I hope Town Meeting and the committees can get along better in the future…" Um… That's why some of us want the #AmherstCharter.
The #AmherstCharter campaign is a broad coalition who believe this can make the town better for everone.
We are a college town: One of the best college towns in the country. But Town Meeting is often hostile to the students and their needs. The #AmherstCharter help leverage the educational institutions to benefit the whole town.
"It doesn't make any difference what our form of government is," says the opponent of change. #AmherstCharter
Be afraid! The #AmherstCharter is very scary, if you believe its opponents. BE AFRAID!