Condensed from approved minutes Members present: Nancy Teach, Chair; Jon Warzocha, Vice-Chair; Randall Costa; Doug Phelps; Paul Currier; Art Urie Also present for duration of appropriate items: Pat Moyer, Planning and Zoning Coordinator; Dave Powers, Zoning Administrator; Bill Demers Announcements Teach stated that she and Town Administrator Marj Roy attended the Municipal Law Lecture […]
Please don't let us come up short in 2016!
We’re wrapping up the Beacon’s 2016 fundraising year, but there’s still time to do your part! A donation to the Beacon is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law, so if you haven’t donated yet this year, please do so by December 31. So far in 2016, total donations are down 15% compared to last year at this time. To […]
Hopper costs $66 per ton; SSR about $39
What’s your favorite false rumor? One of mine is that it’s cheaper to throw everything “down the hopper” as trash instead of recycling. The Transfer Station is a great place for rumors to spread, and it seems that everyone is an expert on how to fix the roads or run the Transfer Station. But without all […]
“New” town truck re-fit in process
Maple Street Bridge Work on the Maple Street bridge should begin during the week of December 12. We cannot say it will only take a day or so, like the Kearsarge Mountain Road bridge, but rest assured that it will be completed as quickly as possible. Road Agent John Thompson and team, including our Town […]
More insulation in the Library attic
Public hearing on Monday, January 16
Did you see the recent Pearls Before Swine comic strip, when Rat complains to Neighbor Bob about the noisy parties he throws that continue well after midnight? Neighbor Bob retorts that he can do whatever he wants in his own back yard. Rat tells him to open his door to the backyard, which he does, finding that […]
Tax bill on average home up nearly 7%
The amounts to be raised by taxes for Andover for 2016 add up to $5,475,266. This is an increase over last year of $381,301 (7.5%). A small increase in the total town valuation for 2016 helped hold the increase in the tax rate to just under 7%. The 2016 tax bill for a property valued at […]
The Andover Fourth of July Committee would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! Although it’s cold outside now, move a little closer to your woodstove and you will begin to feel the heat that we all enjoy on the Fourth of July. Just look outside at 4 PM this afternoon and it […]
Last chance to register to run in the election
The Andover Supervisors of the Checklist will meet on Tuesday, January 24 at Town Hall from 7:00 to 7:30 PM to make additions and corrections to the checklist. This meeting is timed so that anyone planning to run in the March 2017 Town Election can get onto the checklist before filing begins. The checklist will […]