Andover Special Town Meeting Is Feb. 11

The last day to register for the upcoming Special Town Meeting is Feb. 1.

This was provided by Andover Town Clerk Lawrence Murphy. A Special Town Meeting will be held in the Town of Andover on February 11, 2013 at the Collins Center for the Performing Arts, Andover High School, Shawsheen Road, Andover. The meeting will start at 7:00 PM. The last day to register to vote for non-registered voters is Friday, February 1, 2013.  The Town Clerk’s Office will be open from 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM for voter registration. The Finance Committee Report and warrant will be mailed by February 4, 2013. Upon request, sign language interpreters, material on tape, and other auxiliary aides and services will be provided to ensure effective communications as specified in the American with Disabilities Act.  Arrangements must be made by …

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POLL: How Did the Town Handle the Large Special Town Meeting?

Let us know what you thought about the town's response to the overwhelming attendance to the Special Town Meeting last night.

After the Collins Center was packed, a line of 500 people were waiting outside the high school to enter the Special Town Meeting Monday night. And there were more coming. Because roughly 1,800 attended the meeting, town officials were forced to set up more than one hundred on the stage behind the moderator and hundreds more in the cafeteria, listening in on an audio feed. The system seemed to work and Town Meeting was able to finish without any huge incident. However, what do you think about the town's response to the large influx of people at Monday night's Town Meeting? Let us know in the poll below. Make sure to put additional comments in the comments section.

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Town Clerk: Special Town Meeting Details

Town Clerk Lawrence Murphy provides details on the upcoming Special Town Meeting.

This press release was provided by Andover Town Clerk Lawrence Murphy. A Special Town Meeting will be held in the Town of Andover on Dec. 5 at the Andover High School Collins Center Auditorium. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. The Warrant will close Friday, Nov. 4. Anyone wishing to place an article on the Special Town Meeting warrant will need 100 signatures of registered voters in the Town. Forms can be picked up in the Town Clerk’s Office on Bartlet Street or on the website.  Call the Town Clerk’s Office if you need assistance. The last day to register to vote for non-registered voters is Friday, Nov. 25, 2011. The Town Clerk’s Office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. for voter registration. The Finance Committee Report and warrant …

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Week in Review

Special Town Meeting and a Two-Alarm Fire

Reviewing the news and events that occurred between Dec. 6 and Dec. 12.

The second week in December started strong with Special Town Meeting on Monday night, where voters approved a $44 million project to replace the Bancroft Elementary School. After a recent approval by the state Department of Revenue, a new tax rate will increase the average single-family property bill by $241. Meanwhile, Andover's state Rep.-elect Paul Adams defended himself against allegations brought on by an Eagle-Tribune article regarding his past accomplishments, calling the piece "slanderous" and authored by a "rouge reporter." The town moderator didn't need to take a hand count during a vote on a $44 million replacement of the Bancroft Elementary School to know that it passed. Voters overwhelmingly supported the measure that will add…

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Town Meeting Voters Say 'Yes' to New School

Town Meeting voters approved an article to construct a new $44 million Bancroft School. The project now awaits the ballot.

Andover is one step closer to building a new elementary school after voters at the Special Town Meeting Monday night overwhelmingly approved an article to support the construction of a new Bancroft School on the same piece of land as the current school. Nearly 800 taxpayers attended the meeting Monday and voted on a grant acceptance, a land purchase and a land transfer in addition to the vote for a new school. While town officials and residents were passionate on both sides of the votes, a civilized discussion of the issues characterized the two-hour meeting at the Collins Center at Andover High School. Voters Support Bancroft School Replacement It only required a show of hands to see that a two-thirds majority of voters supported the …

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Special Town Meeting Preview

Voters will address a proposed $44 million reconstruction of the Bancroft Elementary School. The Special Town Meeting is tonight at 7 p.m. at the Collins Center in the High School.

The town is gathering the taxpayers tonight for a major decision on the proposed $44 million reconstruction of the Bancroft Elementary School. Voters will also decide on whether to buy land to make a larger playing field complex, accept a $259,600 grant and transfer a chunk of land from the town to the school. The Special Town Meeting is tonight at 7 p.m. at the Collins Center in the High School. Article 1 The town is proposing once again to purchase a parcel of land to increase the size of a proposed athletic field complex Blanchard Street. The total cost of the land is $290,000. After failing at last year's Annual Town Meeting, the owner of the parcel lowered the price from $322,000, which is the town's appraisal of the land, to $290,…

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