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split vote on leadership showing board division
Andover Select Board voted 3-2 on March 11 to elect Fenton Vice-Chair over Stewart. Delaney nominated Stewart; Fenton self-nominated and won. All other votes that night were unanimous. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/andover/select-board/2026-03-11/ #MeetingWatch #AndoverNH
contrast between split leadership vote and unanimous business
March 11 meeting: Swenson elected Chair unanimously. Fenton then beat Stewart 3-2 for Vice-Chair. Board approved ex-officio appointments and other routine items without dissent. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/andover/select-board/2026-03-11/ #MeetingWatch #AndoverNH
lack of stated reasons for dissent on leadership
Andover residents: the only contested vote at the March 11 Select Board meeting was internal leadership. Fenton won Vice-Chair 3-2. No public explanation from the two no votes. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/andover/select-board/2026-03-11/ #MeetingWatch #AndoverNH
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Andover Select Board held its March 11 meeting and elected officers. Swenson became Chair unanimously. The Vice-Chair race produced the only split: Fenton defeated Stewart 3-2 after self-nominating against Delaney’s nomination of Stewart. #MeetingWatch #AndoverNH
The 3-2 outcome shows two members opposed Fenton taking the Vice-Chair role. Delaney and Stewart were the minority. No reasons were stated publicly during the meeting. Every other decision that night passed without opposition.
Remaining items included ex-officio appointments to Budget, Planning, and Proctor Liaison committees, a Lakes Region Planning Commission seat, and setting the 2026 meeting schedule—all approved unanimously. No off-agenda items appeared. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/andover/select-board/2026-03-11/
At the March 11 Select Board meeting, Andover elected its officers for the year. Swenson was chosen Chair with no opposition. The Vice-Chair vote split 3-2, with Fenton prevailing over Stewart after both were nominated from the board. Delaney had put forward Stewart; Fenton nominated himself. The two dissenting votes came from Delaney and Stewart, though neither explained their position at the time. All other actions that evening—ex-officio committee assignments, a planning commission appointment, the 2026 meeting calendar, and several administrative items—passed unanimously. The board also set an all-boards meeting for April 11 and delayed new committee appointments until public notice and applications are complete. The lone split vote was on internal leadership, not policy or spending. Residents can review the full recording once posted and watch how the new officers handle upcoming agenda items. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/andover/select-board/2026-03-11/ #MeetingWatch #AndoverNH