Jonathan O'Keeffe says...

I'm an eleven-year Amherst resident with no children in the schools, but a firm belief in the importance of a strong public education system. Rapidly rising costs for health care and fuel, combined with the constraints of Proposition 2½, make it impossible for the town to continue providing the educational and other municipal services that we all place such a high value on, unless we take action to break the cycle of service cuts. I strongly support the Amherst Plan as a way of bringing fiscal stability to the town both now and in the future.