My name is Wendy Pinkham and I’m running for a position on the Trustees of Trust Funds. I previously served six years on the Andover Budget Committee, but due to my conflicting work schedule I did not seek re-election. Having stepped back from fulI-time, I currently work part-time as the Financial Administrator for the Town […]
Last year, I accepted the Select Board’s invitation to fill a vacancy. I saw it as a way to meet a need and to be an active citizen in Andover. A Zoom course of instruction from the New Hampshire Municipal League and the state’s Municipal and Property Division Trust Fund Administration walked me through the […]
The polls will be open 11 AM to 7 PM on Tuesday, March 14. Articles 1 through 4, below, will be voted on by ballot during polling hours. During Town Meeting, which begins after the polls close at 7 PM, the remaining articles will be discussed and voted on. The inhabitants of the Town of […]
To the inhabitants of the School District in the Town of Andover qualified to vote in District affairs: You are hereby notified to meet at the Andover Elementary/Middle School Gymnasium in said District on Monday, the 6th day of March 2023, at 7 PM to act upon the following subjects: Article 1: To see if […]
Bring your picture ID with you!
As was the case for the Primary and General Elections in the fall, COVID-19 protocols will not play a role in the Town Elections on Tuesday, March 14. We will have masks and hand-sanitizer available for anyone who wants them. Voting on Town Election Day at the polls involves three ballots: the Town Officers Ballot, […]
School budget increase kept to .009%
Once again October brought the Budget Committee (BC) together on Thursday nights to receive, question, review, and deliberate all department requests, and we quickly got down to business. The Andover Budget Committee was composed of six members. We had four elected members: Donna Crisp Duclos, Jessica Rand, Mark Cowdrey, and Aimee Raciti, and two […]
McDonough parcel not suitable for housing
Do you enjoy looking at Andover’s landscape? Our town has open fields for grazing livestock, views, rolling hillsides, and forest trails. Many of these properties are protected and preserved in perpetuity because of land conservation efforts by landowners, the Town of Andover, the Andover Conservation Commission (ACC), and the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust (ASLPT). […]
Voters are encouraged to attend Town Meeting
As I write this, it’s the end of my sixth week as Andover’s new Town Administrator. I’m not a resident of Andover, so as one might imagine, I’ve had to quickly learn a lot about various aspects of the Town. It’s been like drinking from a fire hose! It’s clear the biggest challenge facing the […]
Increase of .09% is mindful of impact on taxpayers
The Andover School Board, AE/MS and SAU administration, and Andover Budget Committee have been collaborating to craft and bring forward a budget that effectively meets the needs of Andover students while also being mindful of the impact on the taxpayer’s wallet. The 2023-2024 proposed School Board budget is $6,378,802. This is a very slight increase […]
To be voted on at Town Meeting in March '23
Public Hearings were held on August 9 and September 12 at Andover Town Hall. Citizens who wish to view the existing Zoning Ordinances in their entirety may download a copy of zo-2022_updated.pdf from andover-nh.gov/planning-board. ZONING CHANGES TO ENABLE WORKFORCE HOUSING Article IV: General Provisions E. Residence Density [NOTE: This replaces Article IV – E […]