Finance Committee backs $252.6M FY2027 budget for Town Meeting approval. Chair Paula Colby-Clements and the eight-member Committee unanimously recommended Article 4, which totals $258,684,234 gross less budgeted revenues of $3,547,826 and indirect offsets of $2,506,756. The Committee flagged
Finance Committee unanimously backs five warrant articles for May town meeting. Chair Paula Colby-Clements led the committee in approving Article P34, a revised $3.85 million package for West Elementary and Andover High School improvements funded through $2.57 million in repurposed West Elementary
The Finance Committee unanimously recommended seven warrant articles. The committee reviewed presentations on Andover High School improvement options, ranging from $15 million to $18 million for limited upgrades to $80 million for full renovation; a new school through the state School Building
Finance Committee reviews capital and enterprise fund policy revisions without voting. Town Manager Andrew Flanagan and Chief Financial Officer Hayley Green walked committee members Paula Colby-Clements, Kim Perry, Laura Gregory, and Kevin Coffey through changes to the Capital Stabilization Policy,
Andover Finance Committee unanimously recommends five warrant articles and endorses Town Manager Andrew Flanagan's balanced FY 2027 budget. Total revenue increases 5.04 percent and expenditures rise 5.15 percent, with health insurance driving 33 percent of growth despite rising 12 percent. Public
Finance Committee reviews balanced FY27 budget and approves $9 million in capital projects. Town Manager Andrew Flanagan reported state aid allocation increased 2.7 percent, though unrestricted government aid rose under 1 percent for a net shortfall of roughly 90 thousand dollars. Facilities
Finance Committee examines technology and parks capital projects for FY2027–FY2031. Chief Innovation Officer Ryan Knowles detailed three technology requests totaling $478,000 for FY27: $300,000 for annual staff device refresh transitioning from leasing to direct purchase, and $178,000 for student
Andover's Finance Committee and Select Board subcommittee opened a comprehensive review of financial and capital policies last updated in 1990. Town Manager Andrew Flanagan and Hayley Green, Director of Budget and Capital Management, identified outdated thresholds, rigid percentage targets for free
Finance Committee unanimously recommends $2.6 million in public safety capital requests. The committee advanced five items including a $2.2 million Pierce 105-foot aerial ladder truck for the Fire Department and $225,000 for police cruisers, according to the January 7 minutes. Fire Chief Kyle