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off-agenda school payment schedule transparency failure
Andover Select Board discussed a $1.128M school district payment plan ($400k April/May + $728k June) on 4/16/26. It was not on the public agenda. Residents had no notice of the budget impact before the meeting. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/andover/select-board/2026-04-16/ #MeetingWatch #AndoverNH
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split vote on tax abatement precedent
3-1 vote on 4/16/26 to abate ~$30k in back taxes on All Souls property for Historical Society transfer. Les Fenton opposed, citing fairness concerns for other taxpayers. No prior public notice of the specific abatement request. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/andover/select-board/2026-04-16/ #MeetingWatch #AndoverNH
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unresolved community road safety concerns
Flaghole Road potholes flagged again in public comment 4/16/26. Board acknowledged the safety risk to motorcyclists but gave no timeline or repair plan. Same issue raised repeatedly without resolution. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/andover/select-board/2026-04-16/ #MeetingWatch #AndoverNH
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Andover Select Board took up a $1.128M school payment schedule on 4/16/26 that was never listed on the agenda. The plan calls for $400k in April/May and $728k in June, yet residents received no advance notice of the discussion or fiscal impact. #MeetingWatch #AndoverNH
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Board assigned Dana Swenson to meet with the school district. While they stressed dialogue and transparency, the topic itself bypassed the public agenda process required for meaningful resident input.
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This was the clearest transparency gap from the meeting. Off-agenda budget decisions of this size limit accountability and prevent residents from preparing comments or attending specifically for the issue. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/andover/select-board/2026-04-16/
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At the April 16, 2026 Select Board meeting, members discussed and assigned follow-up on a proposed $1.128 million payment schedule to the school district ($400k in April/May and $728k in June). The item was not on the published agenda, so residents had no warning that a multi-month budget plan would be addressed. The board noted the need for dialogue and transparency with the district and tasked Dana Swenson with a meeting. However, the lack of prior notice on an item with clear taxpayer impact remains a process failure. Separately, the board voted 3-1 to abate roughly $30,000 in back taxes on the former All Souls property to help transfer it to the Historical Society, with Les Fenton dissenting over fairness to other taxpayers. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/andover/select-board/2026-04-16/ #MeetingWatch #AndoverNH