Select Board — April 26, 2026
A brief 30-minute work session with zero public speakers, no formal decisions, and no noted internal disagreements or off-agenda controversies.
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On April 26 the Andover Select Board held a short work session on the town-owned parcel at Bradley Lake. The board reviewed three options—do nothing, adjust the lot line, or grant an easement—and leaned toward the easement because it preserves town ownership and access without requiring cooperation from the Sirard family or a Town Meeting vote.
No vote occurred, but the board directed the Town Administrator to obtain a legal opinion from Town Counsel on easement feasibility and adverse possession issues. The Conservation Commission will take up the matter at its May 13 meeting and report back before the Select Board schedules further discussion.
Residents interested in how this town land is handled should watch for the item on a future regular meeting agenda once counsel and commission input is received.
Topics discussed
Chairman Swenson opened the special work session at 3:00 PM, noting it was for discussion only with no formal decisions planned.
Board discussed three main options (do nothing, lot line adjustment, easement) for a town parcel between Sirard-owned lots, with easement emerging as the preferred approach; Conservation Commission representatives expressed personal support.
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Positions marked ~ are inferred from context and may not reflect the member's explicitly stated position. UNCLEAR means the vote was split but the record did not name how this member voted — it is not a “yes.”
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