Traci Hastings
The Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn.
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Jan. 31—The Town of Andover will conduct a special town meeting to discuss proposed expenditures on Feb. 7.
The first item on the agenda concerns the purchase of a new plow truck to replace a 1997 Ford. Town officials propose securing a five-year loan to pay for the truck, which is anticipated to be in use for the 2023-24 winter season.
The second order of business is to approve a grant through the state’s Small Town Economic Assistance Program. The town would receive $275,000, but would have to contribute $75,000 from town funds in order to obtain the grant. The grant monies would be used to continue removing hazardous materials from the old fire station, including asbestos, lead, and mold, and then demolish the structure. The funding would also provide new parking for senior citizen transportation services.
Townspeople will also act on funds from a second grant, this one through the state Department of Transportation, for an amount up to $800,000. The monies would be used to reconstruct portions of Hendee Road, Long Hill Road, and Skinner Hill Road. The town would have to contribute up to $35,000 for engineering and surveying work for the project from town funds.
The final decision to be made at the town meeting concerns a third grant, to be used for a Recreational Trails Study, to determine how to connect the municipal buildings on School Road with access to the rail trail and a multi-use pathway. The study is estimated at $53,000, with local funds covering an estimated twenty percent of that cost.
The town meeting will take place in the Andover Elementary School gymnasium, located at 35 School Road, at 7 p.m.
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