Amherst ASC Residents - Very important notice

Good Morning ASC…..

The other night we met with representatives from other town sport/recreation groups to discuss the upcoming (tonight) deliberative session and the larger issue of lack of adequate recreation space in Amherst.  The short term goal as agreed by the group is to get the word out to our members that we need your support for tonight's deliberative session.  More to follow about the long term goals.  We need our members to make informed decisions and the only way to do that is to attend the meeting and hear both sides of the story.

    

We need 10-15 people to attend the deliberative session tonight at 7:00 at the high school.  Amendments can be changed for the March 8^th ballot at this meeting. There is an amendment, # 27, that will transfer $250,000 to the Rec. department specifically for land acquisition. The risk is that a group that doesn't feel there is a need for field space can change the amendment to a much lower dollar figure effectively killing the amendment.  This money is already sitting in a fund and is not going to be a tax burden.  We need enough people in favor of a land purchase to be able to "protect" the amendment with their vote.  This is a larger issue than ASC. Visit any bordering town and you will agree that we are behind our neighbors in fields/playgrounds/recreation areas available to our citizens….and Cemetery Fields closure is imminent.  This is step 1 in our work to get #27 passed on March 8^th. Please respond with your attendance!

The ASC Board supports this amendment.

A group of representatives from the Amherst Patriots, Amherst Lacrosse, COE-SVU, Jasper Valley, Amherst PTA, and others will be meeting in the lobby @ 6:50 to show a united front.

Eric Facey/ Pete Camello

ASC Board