Select Board accepts $235,000 in donations for Sanborn playground
Andover Select Board approves $235,000 for Sanborn Elementary playground renovation. The Select Board accepted donations of $160,000 from the Colleen E. Ritzer Memorial Fund and $75,000 from the Sanborn Elementary School PTO in unanimous votes. The funds will support improvements to the playground
Select Board · Meeting of August 24, 2026
Andover Select Board approves $235,000 for Sanborn Elementary playground renovation. The Select Board accepted donations of $160,000 from the Colleen E. Ritzer Memorial Fund and $75,000 from the Sanborn Elementary School PTO in unanimous votes.
The funds will support improvements to the playground at Sanborn Elementary School. In separate unanimous votes, the board also approved two one-day liquor licenses for Oak & Iron Brewing Co. for community events on September 13 and 19, amended parking restrictions on Phillips Street near Phillips Academy to improve pedestrian safety, approved a solar panel easement for Sanborn Elementary School, and reappointed Mat Fabiani as Chair of the Andover Retirement Board for a three-year term.
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