Lions Club Hosts Annual Christmas Tree Lighting
Remembering the Old Andover Town Hall
Built for under $2,000 in 1879
By Special for the Beacon
The November open houses at the old Andover town hall elicited many longtime residents’ memories of the days in which the 1879 Town Hall was a hub of community activity. A Facebook posting about the recent purchase drew more memories, including this one from Ellen Johnson Pine, who moved from Andover to Georgia 18 years ago. […]
How Can the Old Town Hall Be a Community Resource?
New owners need ideas, help
By Special for the Beacon
At 3:53 PM on November 17, in a tiny conference room in Concord, the deal was closed. After handing over their certified check for $141,000 plus taxes, seven Andover residents, guided by two lawyers, signed papers that gave them ownership of Andover’s former town hall, located at 157 Main Street and once the town’s central gathering […]
Planning Board Minutes, October 11, 2016
Condensed from approved minutes Members present: Nancy Teach, Chair; Randall Costa, Doug Phelps, Paul Currier, David Blinn ex-officio Also present for duration of appropriate items: Pat Moyer, Planning and Zoning Coordinator; Dave Powers, Zoning Administrator; Bill Demers Planning and Zoning Coordinator Moyer continues to work on updating the driveway permit application and distributed Driveway Permit Procedures […]
Run for Town Office in 2017!
Your community needs you to step up!
With Town Meeting coming up in March, it’s time to think about who is going to fill all the positions in town government and in the school district to keep the wheels turning smoothly. The following is a run-down of what offices will be on the ballot in March and what the incumbents may be […]
Andover Real Estate Transactions, October and November 2016
October 16 through November 15, 2016
On October 22, the Ambrose Logging Company sold 12.64 acres on Raccoon Hill Road to Patricia Swingle and Benjamin Negrete for $36,000. Stacey Viandier of Coldwell Banker Lifestyles assisted the seller and Debra Walker of Coldwell Banker Lifestyles assisted the buyer. On October 25, Jennifer and Thomas McNeil sold 142 Putney Road to Holly and Kristina Tabor-Hall for $98,000. Heather McAfee of The Bean […]
Capital Improvement Planning Process Complete for 2016
Current plan can be viewed on Town Web site
By Doug Phelps, Capital Improvement Committee Chair
The 2017 Capital Improvement Planning cycle was completed with the public hearing held on November 16. The current plan, as submitted to the Select Board and the Budget Committee in October, was reviewed at the lightly-attended hearing. The Capital Improvement Plan is intended as an advisory document for budgetary planning related to projects or equipment […]
Planning Board Proposes Amendment to Zoning Ordinance
Public Hearings on Tuesdays, December 13 and January 10
Press release
Many people in Andover are living in houses larger than they currently need. Some of those people want to be able to use that space for another family to live without the process of creating an apartment building. At the same time, there are people looking for small living spaces because of new jobs in […]
Budget Committee Schedule Revised for the 2017 Budget Season
Public hearings on December 14 and January 18
Press release
The Andover Budget Committee has revised its schedule for the remainder of the 2016-2017 budget process. Each meeting is on a Wednesday at 7 PM in the Town Hall meeting room. November 30: Highway Department, Transfer Station, other Town departments December 7: Total Town Budget December 14: Public Hearing for the Town, fire, and water budgets […]
Full-Time Highway Employees Unlock a Hidden Bonus for Town
Bridge project at very low cost
By Charlie Darling, Beacon volunteer
When the 2015 Town Meeting voted to hire the Town’s first part-time Highway Department employees, voters were attracted by the promise of getting work done around town without having to pay contractor’s rates to do it. When the voters approved the 2016 budget making those employees full-time, they didn’t realize they weren’t just voting for […]