Two nights completed, with a third night to come on May 8 for Andover Annual Town Meeting. A quick recap of night two on Tuesday, May 2 follows (read a more thorough recap of the discussion on warrant article 57 here.) Video of night two of town meeting is available here.
Night two kicked off at 7PM, and residents continued filling up the auditorium no doubt in anticipation of the vote on warrant articles 57 and 58 that are tied to the Dascomb Road Project being developed by the Lupoli Companies.
Passed:
- Article 37
- Article 38 (exceeded required 2/3 majority vote)
- Article 40
- Article 41 (exceeded required 2/3 majority vote)
- Article 42 (exceeded required 2/3 majority vote)
- Article 43 (exceeded required 2/3 majority vote)
- Article 44 (exceeded required 2/3 majority vote)
- Article 45 (exceeded required 2/3 majority vote)
- Article 46 (exceeded required 2/3 majority vote)
- Article 47 (exceeded required 2/3 majority vote)
- Article 48
- Article 49 (exceeded required 2/3 majority vote)
- Article 50
- Article 51
- Article 52
- Article 53
A resident made a request to move Article 53, which allocated $300,000 toward the design of a new Ballardvale fire station, to after Article 58, given the potential the Dascomb Road Project could have on capacity at that particular station. That request was denied by the moderator.
A dialogue about the location of the fire station was undertaken, as residents expressed concern that the current location isn’t large enough for the station, doesn’t offer the potential for expansion, and compromises response times at that location are insufficient. Town Manager Andrew Flanagan addressed those concerns, before the vote was taken.
- Article 54
Withdrawn:
- Article 39 (Conservation Commission voted to withdraw and bring to a future Town Meeting)
- Article 55
- Article 56
- Article 57
- Article 58
The third night will be held on Monday, May 8, where the moderator will pick up on article 59. It was noted during the evening that article 68 was going to be withdrawn on night three.