TOWN OF ANDOVER NEWSLETTER
JANUARY 30, 2023 | No. 001
From the Desk of Town Manager Andrew Flanagan
I am pleased to welcome you to the first installment of the Bartlet Street Dispatch. Throughout my time as Town Manager, my administration has been committed to enhancing community engagement and ensuring that important information related to town government reaches our residents. We are hopeful that this newsletter will serve as a valuable platform to help keep you informed on what’s happening at Andover Town Offices and around the community.
The beginning of a new year marks a busy period in the Town of Andover as planning around the budget and Annual Town Meeting get into full swing. Later this week, I will transmit a recommendation for the Town’s Fiscal Year 2023 operating budget and financial plan to the Select Board and Finance Committee. The priority throughout our budget development process has been to create a plan that balances fiscal responsibility with strategic investments that will enhance services to our residents.
Meanwhile, the Town is beginning to prepare for Annual Town Meeting, which will begin on May 1 at 7:00 PM at the Collins Auditorium at Andover High School. The warrant closed on Friday, January 20, and we will be working actively in the coming months to provide educational resources to residents on what voters are being asked to consider at Town Meeting.
The dedication of the Town of Andover’s workforce is critical in ensuring that our community remains an excellent place to live. Across every department, the new year has brought a palpable sense of optimism, and enthusiasm. Our hardworking staff is eager to take on another year of serving Andover residents. We are looking forward to sharing the exiting work being done throughout our organization in this newsletter going forward.
Select Board Meeting Brief
Select Board Reviews Schedule for Andover High School Project, Votes on Town Governance Study Committee Recommendations
In a significant development in the effort to make capital improvements to Andover High School, the Select Board reviewed a schedule to advance the project proposed by the High School Building Committee (SBC).
In a presentation to the Board during their January 23 meeting, SBC Chair Mark Johnson outlined a roughly one-year timeline during which the Committee will decide whether to renovate the existing AHS building or construct a new campus, advance a final site option through schematic design, and seek an appropriation to fund the project from Town meeting.
Take It Slow on Andover Roads
Rollout of Townwide 25 MPH Speed Limit Continues
Motorists entering Andover from surrounding communities may notice new roadside signage at the town’s borders referring to a 25 mile per hour townwide speed limit. The new signs are gradually appearing as the Town of Andover continues the roll out of a new speed restriction in thickly settled or business districts, a measure passed by the Select Board in 2022.
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