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Andover Select Board approves limited dust-control purchase and sets Transfer Station cleanup dates
Summary
The Andover Select Board approved buying liquid calcium chloride for dust control split across town accounts with a $5,000 cap and set Transfer Station fall cleanup for Sept. 20–Oct. 7, 2025; the board also declined to buy a used loader pending a long-range plan.
The Andover Select Board voted unanimously Aug. 12 to purchase liquid calcium chloride from Paris Farmers Union for dust control on Dump Road, South Arm Road and new East B Hill culvert sections, with costs shared among the Transfer Station, Summer Roads and Road/Bridge Contingency accounts and spending not to exceed $5,000.
The amended motion to include the $5,000 cap was made by Brianne Bailey, seconded by Chair Brian Mills and carried unanimously. The board’s minutes record the vendor and the account split; the motion specified the spending limit but did not list exact account line-item codes.
Transfer Station Manager Mark Thurston told the board the fall cleanup week should be scheduled to allow summer residents to participate; the board adopted a motion setting the cleanup period from Sept. 20 to Oct. 7, 2025. The motion to set the cleanup dates was made by Brian Mills and seconded by Brianne Bailey and carried unanimously.
Thurston also recommended the town not proceed with purchasing a loader truck from a seller identified as Davis because of future maintenance concerns. The board voted unanimously to decline that purchase and to revisit heavy-equipment planning later, with the hopes of pursuing grant funding when available.
The board’s actions were part of routine operational oversight of the Transfer Station and roadside maintenance; specifics about which exact account numbers will be charged were left for administrative staff to confirm.
