TELL US: What Town Project Is Most Important Right Now?
What is the one project in Andover you think is most important to the town?
This is a rendering of the proposed Cormier Youth Center to sit behind Doherty Middle School. The telethon will benefit the youth center.
Courtesy of Andover Youth Services
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On a regular basis Andover Patch likes to ask readers about a local subject of importance, whether government, schools or local trends. This week we are asking readers what town project they think is most important right now. Despite which project is likely to finish first, which one do you think is most important to the town as a whole. Here is a suggested list of projects below:
- Bancroft Elementary School
- Youth Center
- Ballardvale Fire Station
- Town Yard
- I-93 Interchange Project
- Sound Barriers Along I-93
Tell us why you chose what you chose in the comments section.
Christopher R. Cook
4:32 pm on Saturday, February 16, 2013
Bancroft Elementary School
Considering the vote just got approved this is going to be built regardless. Once we get these contracts locked in, it will be good to go and no question about it being completed.
Youth Center
This has been a boondoggle from the beginning. The more the town waits, the more expensive its going to be. They really shot themselves in the foot by not proposing this with a combined Senior center to be able to justify the spending for 2 facilities.
Ballardvale Fire Station
This is by far the "lowest" cost for the best realizable benefit project I have ever seen and how this has hit so many roadblocks is disgusting. One of these days a house may go up in flames in the southeast part of town and its current location and services of the fire station is going to cause a fatality or terrible property damage. The original cost estimate of 4 million dollars is going to continually go up due to abutters complaining and now it seems we need to acquire private land to drive up the costs. Andover has 3 primary ambulances and 1 back up, but only 2 places for them to operate out of, that doesnt make sense. We have more than 1 ladder, but no space for the second primary ladder. Build the thing already.
Town Yard
To many people fighting over this.
I-93 Interchange Project
10 years away from this cause of enviro and funding problems.
Sound Barriers Along I-93
Already paid for by the state...still a joke of a project.
John Corliss
11:14 am on Sunday, February 17, 2013
To push forward, I would say the I93 interchange. The sooner we can get that moving the better - it will improve quality of life and property values.
In terms of spending, I would say the town yard because it should be a net revenue generator, improve the efficiency of the DPW and improve the downtown.
Next, the Youth Center - we made the commitment and the quicker we follow through the less expensive it will be.