Condensed from approved minutes
Present: Selectmen Mishcon, Danforth, and Coolidge; Town Administrator (TA) Roy, Road Agent Jon Champagne, Don Gross Road Agent’s Report Jon inquired as to whether or not issues addressed via the Communication Transmittal Form require signed work proposals before issues can be resolved. The Board agreed this is not necessary. Proposal forms are for projects only. […]
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December 30 Present: Selectmen Danforth and Coolidge; Town Administrator Roy Encumbrances: Selectman Danforth moved to encumber $4,500 from the Cable TV-Web site expense line for Web site design and development. Selectman Coolidge seconded the motion, and the motion carried. Selectman Danforth moved to encumber $10,000 for Town Office renovations, repairs to basement windows, file cabinets, […]
Condensed from approved minutes
November 18 Condensed from approved minutes Present: Selectmen Mishcon, Danforth and Coolidge, Town Administrator Roy, Road Agent Jon Champagne, and a member of the public, John Thompson. Bids for demolition of buildings at 76 Bridge Road as well as cleanup of debris at that location were opened. Bids were from: Atwood, Thompson, Hurlburt, Abandanza, Darryl […]
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October 21, 2013 Present: Selectmen Mishcon and Coolidge; Jon Warzocha, Reggie Roy, Jon Champagne, TA Marjorie Roy. Transfer Station Thank you to Jon Warzocha for assisting with the drawings and two optional plans for the single-stream recycling renovation at the Transfer Station. Ms. Mishcon described the traffic pattern changes that will take place. Discussion tonight […]
Protection against surprises in special ed, MV tuition
The Andover School Board is recommending the School District Meeting on Monday, March 3, approve two warrant articles (numbers 5 and 6) that would use a possible budget surplus to fund the High School Tuition Expendable Trust Fund and the Special Education Expendable Trust Fund . The purpose of these trust funds, established several years […]
Deferred road and bridge projects are critical, interest rates favorable
This year’s Board of Selectmen is as guilty as many previous Boards of deferring work on our roads and bridges in an effort to keep the tax rate down. The highway plan from 1994 to catch up and keep up with all our highway projects was essentially derailed by the recession. But now we have […]
Saves town about $9,750 per year
Once again, the issue of semi-annual tax billing was brought before the Andover Board of Selectmen at a selectmen’s meeting in November. Analysis shows that the cost to the Town of borrowing money is not insignificant. From 2006 to 2012, the Town has paid $79,602.70 in interest to borrow money in order to pay our […]
Board of Selectmen December 2 December 16 December 30 Work Session Planning Board December 10 December 24 Zoning Board of Adjustment December 17 Recreation Committee December 10 Conservation Commission December 11 School Board December 3
Board of Selectmen November 4 November 18 Planning Board November 12 November 26 Zoning Board of Adjustment November 19 Recreation Committee November 12 Conservation Commission November 13 School Board November 5
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Present: Members Larry Chase, Tina Cotton, Jerry Hersey (acting chair). Guests Derek Mansell, Sandra Graves. Excused absent: Mary Anne Broshek, Nan Kaplan. Town Lands Members voted unanimously to recommend that the Town maintain ownership of two properties in the Bradley Lake watershed. The properties were acquired years ago for non-payment of taxes. Town ownership means […]