The Black Business Association of the Amherst Area (BBAAA) held a press conference on Friday, March 22, 2024. The BBAAA called for the resignation of Town Manager Paul Bockelman asserting that the absence of any ARPA funds for Black-owned businesses is illegal, and an injustice. It noted that $300,000 of the previous round of ARPS funds were given to a new, white-owned business in town.