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Andover Select Board approves warrants, authorizes equipment purchases and facility upgrades
Summary
The Andover Select Board approved multiple payroll and vendor warrants, authorized a $3,000 plow purchase and commercial office flooring, and agreed to FirstLight fiber installation for town buildings; the board held a large Spencer Paving invoice pending further work.
The Andover Select Board voted Tuesday to approve payroll and vendor payments, authorize several operational purchases and move forward with building upgrades.
The board approved Wage Warrant #11 for $5,293.39 and an adjusted Wage Warrant #10 (new total $6,311.76). Chair Brian Mills said the board carried multiple items on Financial Warrant #11, including payments to Intermedia ($1,268.16), Pine Tree Engineering ($14,910.68) and the Secretary of State ($2,684.07). Mills told the board that if FEMA mitigation funds do not reimburse the Pine Tree Engineering work the town will pursue a Stream Crossing grant and otherwise be responsible for the cost.
Road Commissioner Per Tripp asked to replace a failing plow on the smaller highway truck; the board authorized a purchase not to exceed $3,000 from the Maintenance Budget (motion by Brian Mills; second by Justin Thacker). Tripp also reported a retaining wall rebuild estimated at about $1,400 and said 74 dirt driveways will require aprons after recent top-coating work.
Fire Chief Jim Adler presented specifications to take the fire station overhead-door carpentry work to bid locally and said a resident has offered $5,000 for a retired 1987 fire truck. The board agreed that the sale must be completed with a cashier's check or check delivered to the town office by the Sept. 19 deadline and carried the motion to accept that payment arrangement.
On facilities work, the board approved selection of 28mm commercial-grade Fairview Taupe flooring for the Hussey & Sons office renovation at a cost of $10,719.15 (materials and installation). The board also approved installing FirstLight fiber internet service at the Town Garage and Town Hall at $69.99 per month each.
Brian Mills said the board discussed but did not approve payment to Spencer Paving totaling $351,182.24 pending completion of additional work and verification. The board approved remaining payments on the warrant and several smaller vendor invoices during the same session.
The meeting concluded with the board entering and exiting three executive sessions under 1 M.R.S.A. §405 (personnel and negotiations) before adjourning at 8:46 p.m.
Next steps: the board set the Solar Ordinance Moratorium committee meeting for Sept. 23 and will proceed with advertised bids for the fire-station door work.
