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Andover council sets June 30 hearing on proposed Penner South RHID to spur housing buildout

Andover City Council · May 13, 2026
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The council voted to set a public hearing on June 30, 2026, to consider a Reinvestment Housing Incentive District for the Penner South property; staff said the tool would capture incremental property‑tax revenue to pay roughly $2.88 million of developer reimbursements and public infrastructure costs and that the district is self‑sustaining. (350 characters max)

The Andover City Council on May 13 voted to set a public hearing for June 30, 2026, to consider establishment of a Reinvestment Housing Incentive District (RHID) for the property referred to in staff materials as Penner South.

City planning staff said the larger Penner property (described in materials as roughly 150 acres and annexed in 2023) has significant infrastructure barriers — no direct water and sewer service and service areas under different rural providers — that have kept it undeveloped. “An RHID is an economic development tool that’s allowable under state statute…

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