Join Us for a Live Chat With Sarah Marchant

The latest planning director has some big ideas for the future of Amherst's planning and economic development.

Sarah Marchant in March after serving as director in Milford. She has said her main focus is to in her department.

Starting at 3 p.m. on Monday, May 21, we will host a live chat with planning director Sarah Marchant on Amherst Patch.

If you can't join us for the live chat Monday afternoon, you may send questions you have for Marchant to Robert.Michaelson@patch.com or text them to 508-577-6988.

If you can join us for the chat, all you have to do is click on the Live Chat story link that afternoon and follow along. We'll be using a program called CoverItLive, that allows you to participate without even having to create a username or password. Simply type in the chat box and your questions and comments will be sent to the moderator (Robert Michaelson) to be passed along to Marchant.

We'll also have some questions of our own, but this is really about getting answers to whatever questions you have about the future of Amherst.

So join us Friday morning, or be a part of the conversation by posing questions earlier. We'll post the transcript following the chat session for anyone who can't tune in at 3 p.m.