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All Andover voters are encouraged to attend Special Town Meeting on Monday, November 20th beginning at 7:00 PM in the field house at Andover High School. Article 7A is a request from the AHS Building Committee for $1.3 million from the town’s existing free cash account to complete the project’s Schematic Design phase. The SchematicContinue reading “Special Town Meeting is Monday Night”

The Andover High School Building Committee Meeting met on 9/28/23 beginning at 6:30 PM. The meeting and discussions focused in the following areas: Each of these areas is describe in more detail below. Current Space Utilization AHS Assistant Principal and newly appointed member of the AHS Building Committee, Scott Darlington, provided a presentation and updateContinue reading “Recap of 9/28/23 Building Committee Meeting”

Please join the AHS Building Committee for our next public meeting on Thursday, September 28th at 6:30 PM in the School Committee conference room (30 Whittier Ct, 2nd floor, above the Robb Senior Center). The AHS Building Committee meeting will begin with a discussion of the Quad Board meeting held on September 27th where TownContinue reading “Next Building Committee Meeting: Thursday, 9/28/23 at 6:30 PM”

A Quad-Board Meeting of the Select Board, School Committee, Finance Committee, and Andover High School Building Committee will be held on Wednesday, September 27th at 7:00 PM in the Robb Senior Center Lifelong Learning Room (30 Whittier Ct, 1 st floor). The meeting will include a presentation by the Town Manager and Chief Financial OfficerContinue reading ““Quad Board” Meeting Sept 27th”

The Andover High School Building Committee Meeting met on 9/14/23 beginning at 7:50 AM. Topics included: updated rough project costs based on the March 2023 preliminary Feasibility Study (FS) cost information, potential use of heavy timber structure in the building, and presentation of a revised building massing & interior scheme. A replay of the meetingContinue reading “Recap of 9/14/23 Building Committee Meeting”

Join us! The next meeting of the AHS Building Committee is tomorrow, Thursday, September 14, 2023 beginning at 7:50 AM in the School Committee conference room. The primary focus of the meeting will be continuing to refine the building massing, with a look and what functions would reside in each section of the building, alongContinue reading “Next Building Committee Meeting: September 14th”

The Building Committee has received several questions about the high temperatures within Andover High School resulting from this week’s weather. Below we are pasting information from a prior AHS Facilities FAQ that summarizes facility conditions identified in 2018 which make HVAC upgrades challenging and expensive. —- Q3. Why is the temperature within Andover High oftenContinue reading “Climate Control Challenges”

In March 2023, the AHS project underwent a Feasibility Study cost estimation exercise. Costs determined during the Feasibility Study stage are always preliminary, largely based on total gross floor area and time required to construct the different schemes, and escalated using industry standard multipliers to arrive at costs.  Further information on the process used forContinue reading “Explanation of Cost Estimates & Latest Snapshot”

The Andover High School Building Committee Meeting met on 8/24/23 beginning at 6:30 PM. Meeting highlights are summarized below: Skate Park The meeting began with an update from Andrew Flanagan, Town Manager, and AHS Building Committee Member on the proposed skate park. Mr. Flanagan noted that the Town has decided to exclude a skate parkContinue reading “Updates from 8/24/2023 Building Committee Meeting”

Please join the AHS Building Committee for our next public meeting on Thursday, August 24th at 6:30 PM in the School Committee conference room (30 Whittier Ct, 2nd floor, above the Robb Senior Center). The landscape architect, Arcadis Architects and the traffic consultant, The Engineering Corp (TEC) will continue their presentation of the preliminary siteContinue reading “Next Building Committee Meeting: Thursday, 8/24/23 at 6:30 PM”