January 7 Condensed from approved minutes Present: Members Mishcon, Gross, Danforth; Town Administrator Roy; Road Agent Jon Champagne. Road Agent’s Report There was discussion of a private logging operation on Valley Road. The Road Agent has spoken with the logger several times this week regarding getting his equipment to the Bourdon property on Valley Road. Jon […]
Full-day kindergarten passes on a ballot vote
About 150 Andover taxpayers met on Monday, March 4, in the AE/MS gym to hold the annual Andover School District Meeting. Moderator Betsy Paine opened the meeting by introducing the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, who led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance and then recited the AE/MS Eagle Code. Betsy then introduced the […]
Voters approved all 20 warrant articles
On March 12, Andover taxpayers gathered in the AE/MS gym for Andover’s annual Town Meeting. Moderator Dan Coolidge opened the meeting with an introduction of the Selectmen: Vicky Mishcon, Don Gross, and Jim Danforth; Town Administrator Marj Roy; Town Clerk Joanna Sumner; and State Representative Mario Ratzki. Judy Evans led the Pledge of Allegiance. Janet […]
On March 15, the Andover Board of Selectmen held its first work session since Town Meeting and the election of Duncan Coolidge to the Board. As in years past, the Board discussed the issues, lessons, and concerns expressed at Town Meeting and the overall role played by the Selectmen. As clearly shown in the photo […]
The tone of the Andover School District Meeting was quickly set by the Cub scouts and Daisy Girl Scouts leading the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance and the Andover Elementary/Middle School (AE/MS) Eagle Code. This reminded all that the United States is a great place to live, and AE/MS is the best place to […]
Workers from New Hampshire Electric Co-op (NHEC) installed new LED street lights on Main Street in Andover last month. The old-technology bulbs had dimmed over time, so for safety and energy efficiency, the Andover Energy Group worked with NHEC to change the fixtures to LEDs at no cost to the town. The LEDs give brighter […]
February 12 Condensed from approved minutes Members present: Jon Warzocha, Chair; Paul Currier, Vice Chair; Nancy Teach; Pat Moyer; Don Gould; Wood Sutton; and Harvey Pine, alternate. Also present for duration of appropriate items: Roger Kidder, Andover Building Inspector. Announcements / Correspondence Warzocha indicated he had received a request for the Planning Board to provide […]
Here are the minutes for Town committee meetings that took place in February 2013. Board of Selectmen February 4 February 19 Planning Board February 12 February 26 Zoning Board of Adjustment February 19 Recreation Committee February 12 Conservation Commission February 13 School Board February 5
February 13 Condensed from approved minutes Present: Members: Mary Anne Broshek, Tina Cotton, Sandra Graves, Jerry Hersey, Nan Kaplan. Very active guest: Jason Dudek. Excused: Member Larry Chase. ASLPT Update: Nan reported that the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust is considering the possibility of easements on several pieces of property within their area. The Foundation of Land Trust […]
Most appropriations up, estimated revenues down
The Andover town budgets for 2013 have been finalized by the several annual meetings. The School appropriation is up $264,927, or 6.1% over last year. The Town appropriation (net of pass-throughs) is up $101,089, or 6.6% over last year. The Fire Department appropriations show a slight decrease of $3,445. As a result, the total net […]