The 2024 Annual Town Meeting will begin on Monday, April 29 at 7:00 PM at the Collins Center for the Performing Arts at Andover High School.
The warrant contains 34 articles. Notable items that will be considered by Town Meeting include the $246,682,934 proposed budget for FY2025, and adoption of a new Town Seal. The full warrant can be viewed at the link below.
All registered voters in the Town of Andover are eligible to attend and vote at Town Meeting. The deadline for Andover residents to register to vote at Town Meeting is Friday, April 19. Voters who are already registered to vote are not required to take additional action.
Click here to view the Annual Town Meeting Warrant
A Special Town Meeting will take place during Annual Town Meeting. This procedure is used by the Town on occasion to enable Town Meeting’s review of time-sensitive articles that are not finalized in time to be included on the Annual Town Meeting warrant.
In this case, adoption of a zoning amendment to create a Multifamily Overlay District (MOD) that complies with the state’s MBTA Communities zoning law is the main impetus for the Special Town Meeting. The Annual Town Meeting warrant closed in January at a point when the zoning amendment was still being shaped by public input during reviews by the MBTA Communities Working Group and the Planning Board.
The Special Town Meeting will start on Tuesday, April 30 – the second night of Town Meeting – at 7:00 PM. Remaining articles on the Annual Town Meeting not acted during the first night of Town Meeting will be taken up thereafter.
In addition to the zoning article, the Special Town Meeting warrant will contain one additional article seeking authorization for Greater Lawrence Technical School to acquire land at the Lawrence Airport to support the School’s aviation program.
Click her to view the Special Town Meeting Warrant