- Leaf Pickup Guidelines The City of Amherst’s 2024 fall leaf collection will begin on Monday, November 2nd, 2026. Leaves should be raked to the tree lawn BEFORE the FIRST DAY of the week of your scheduled pickup. Please have them to the curb by Monday morning at 7am....

Employment Opportunity: Patrol Officer The City of Amherst Police Department is now accepting applications for Full-Time Patrol Officer. Currently working as a patrol officer? Have you graduated from, or are you enrolled in, a police academy? Contractual...

The Lorain County Community Housing Impact and Preservation (CHIP) program, in partnership with the Cities of Amherst, Oberlin, North Ridgeville, and Sheffield Lake provides home repairs or private rehabilitations for income- eligible homeowners who reside in Lorain...

Maude Neiding Park has four park shelters that are available for reservations Monday through Saturday. All reservations are now made via city's website. See the Maude Neiding Park page for all pertinent information and to reserve the shelter and date of your choice.

We need you! The Amherst Office on Aging is currently looking for Friendly people who can spare a couple hours a week to deliver hot meals to our Senior citizens! We deliver lunch Monday through Friday except for holidays. The meals are delivered between 10:30 and...

More Convenient Payment Options The City of Amherst has launched a new online billing and payment solution, offering more ways to view and pay your utilities bill, plus the addition of 24/7 phone payments and pay by text. Residents can receive and view bills...

DO NOT FLUSH / DRAIN ADVISORY – COOKING GREASE and OILS, WIPES, AND PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS CLOG SEWER LINES…