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Town administrator outlines major capital projects, warns succession and staffing challenges after resignation
Summary
Town Administrator Eric Anderson reviewed capital projects (bridges, culverts, athletic fields, community center generator) and warned the town will need to address service contracts (animal control) and to plan for his departure; he urged boards to coordinate on hiring and information-sharing.
Eric Anderson, town administrator, briefed the Board of Finance and meeting attendees on the town’s capital program, shared-service changes and staffing challenges tied to his recent resignation.
Anderson said the Northeast Council of Governments will stop providing animal-control services to the town, requiring Andover to secure a new shared-service arrangement or build a staffed animal-holding facility — an outcome he described as expensive because of state requirements for conditioned facilities and monitoring staff. "The North northeast cog is no longer gonna provide animal control services to the town," Anderson said.
He gave a line-by-line update of capital priorities: the Bunker Hill Bridge (about 75% complete), the upcoming Long Hill Road bridge…
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