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RECEIVED: 9/18/23 at 2:12 pm. LIST OF TOPICS: AGENDA; 1. Introduce new member – Christian Guzman; 2. Approve minutes 1/26/23 meeting; 3. Water supply status, a. Webpage data; 4. 2023 sampling results, a. Lead & copper – April 2023, b. PFAS, a. January & July 2023, b. UCMR 5; 5. Centennial WTP - Update; 6. Update on Solar Bylaw Working Group – Jack Jemsek; 7. Select date for January meeting – 1/18/24 or 1/25/24; 8. Other items not reasonably anticipated 48 hours before the meeting

RECEIVED: 9/18/23 at 3:33 pm. LIST OF TOPICS: Click "more details" for List of Topics.

REVISED: 9/19/23 at 3:41 pm. RECEIVED: 9/14/23 at 1:53 pm. LIST OF TOPICS: Review Minutes of 8/11/23; Update on CCA Application; Discussion with Paul Gromer: DPU23-67 Draft Guidelines and Proposed Draft Template Plan and H3852; Public Comment; Next Meeting Agenda; Adjourn

RECEIVED: 9/20/23 4:11 pm. LIST OF TOPICS: Review/Vote Minutes from 8/4/23 & 9/15/23; Staff Updates; Committee updates; Review of the Solar Bylaw draft; Next meeting – Schedule and Agenda Items; Public comment; Adjourn

RECEIVED: 9/19/23 at 9:40 am. LIST OF TOPICS: Call to Order. Opening Remarks and Announcements. Public Comment. Reports and Comments. Staffing report. New Business: Part-time Library employee pay during closure, Update on union contract negotiations. Old Business: Update on the new Employee Representative for the Board, Update on Police Chief Search, Update on Classification and Compensation Study, Update on Personnel Procedures Manual (PPM) project. Approval of Minutes: Review and approve July 19, 2023 minutes. Next Personnel Board Meeting: Wednesday, October 18, 2023? Topics the Chair did not reasonably anticipate 48 hours in advance of the meeting. Adjourn.

RECEIVED: 9/20/23 at 1:04 pm. LIST OF TOPICS: Call to Order; Approval of Minutes; Town Manager Report; Finance Update; Review & Approval of Invoices; Project Updates [schedule; financial status report; designs (interior finishes; exterior samples)]; Energy Code Update [photovoltaic panels; Inflation Reduction Act]; Design & Outreach Subcommittee Reports; Correspondence; Topics Not Anticipated by Chair 48 Hours in Advance; Public Comment; Adjourn.

"Raida Adon’s immersive video Strangeness (2018) invokes experiences of displacement and enduring journeys in search of Home. A rich array of archetypal, historical, and biographical threads inter-weaves riveting, audiovisual fabrics reflecting both human fragility and resilience, agony and hope." Artist, Born Elsewhere features works from the UMCA’s permanent collection by artists who immigrated to the U.S. and have had a lasting impact on American culture. These artists, some of whom arrived as refugees in search of safe haven, carried their ideas and talents with them. Drawings by Susan Yard Harris are installed alongside prints by Edda Renouf from the UMCA’s collection. The exhibition explores the formal and conceptual concerns that parallel both artists’ work, exploring texture, structures, and the very process of making art.

Come join the Town Councilors as they read the 2023 Puerto Rican Heritage Day Proclamation and raise the Puerto Rican flag on the flag pole closest to Town Hall on the North Common.

Join us on Saturday, September 23, for the rescheduled Art on the Lawn event. This will be a day of art and music at the Amherst History Museum. (Originally scheduled for Sept 9, Art on the Lawn was postponed due to predicted thunderstorms.) The festivities begin at 11:00am when artists and crafters will be set up on the lawn of the museum selling their work. At 2:00pm, the Montague Quartet performs in the garden as part of our Strings at the Strong music series. This is the final concert in the series. Some seating will be provided. Stop by to visit and chat with the artists. Come into the museum to see our newest exhibit, The Magnificent Life & Art of Mabel Loomis Todd, take a tour of the newly reinstalled rooms in the house, peruse books in the reading room, and view our extensive clothing textile collection. Stay for the music. Art on the Lawn & Strings at the Strong are free and open to the public. Entry to the museum is free. A $5 suggested donation is greatly appreciated.

Join the Human Rights Commission for their 2nd Annual Latinx Heritage Celebration!

Facilitators will join Dr. Barbara Love in a series of facilitator preparation sessions prior to joining the project for the Town of Amherst to facilitate Liberatory Visioning Circles. Facilitator preparation sessions are scheduled for Monday, September 25th and Tuesday September 26th from 5:00 pm to 9:30 pm at the Bangs Community Center with a final preparatory session TBD. Our Vision.. Our Community!

Break Bread -- Be Heard Veterans, you and your spouse or partner are invited to enjoy lunch Sponsored by? Town of Amherst CRESS Department (Community Responders for Equity, Safety and Service) When: Last Wednesday of Every Month Where: Unitarian Universalist Society of Amherst located at 121 N. Pleasant St. Amherst, MA 01002?