What: a committee (established July 2025) reviewing the Town Manager, Select Board and Representative Town Meeting structure. It runs an outreach survey and meets monthly.
2026-10-05 - 2026-10-05 - Form of Government Study Committee: Reviewed the September 24 town meeting member forum (11 spoke, all favorable to the current form) and the survey (47.6% support, 34.3% oppose representative town meeting). Plan: in-person progress update to the Select Board, no drafting of recommendations yet, more outreach later; final report due around May 2027.
2026-10-21 - Page created from public town materials (retrieved 2026-10-21); no meeting transcript processed yet. Ranking of issues is inferred from committee activity.
2026-07-14 - 2026-07-14 - Select Board: Garcia reported on the Form of Government Study and its resident survey, posted on the town website.
2026-09-14 - 2026-09-14 - Form of Government Study Committee: Select Board members interviewed were all positive about the current form; a September 24 town meeting member forum was planned; the 248-response survey was reviewed (services rated highest, awareness of agendas and budget low). Amherst's town manager may speak in October or November.