The Town is requesting to transfer $350,000 into the Town’s Capital Stabilization Account. The Capital Stabilization account is the town’s savings account to purchase capital items. The purpose of this stabilization fund is to accumulate money in order to purchase larger capital items without relying on debt. To appropriate from the Town’s Stabilization account requires a majority vote of Town Meeting.
Republic confirmed it will not collect leaf bags from April 27 through May 1 due to a truck breakdown and staff shortages.
Collection has shifted to next week, May 4th through May 8th.
Please place all paper biodegradable bags curbside on your trash day, May 4th through 8th. Your regular scheduled trash day will be the last day of leaf bag collection.
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As you may already be aware, the following roads are part of the Annual Roads and Sidewalk Restoration Program and are scheduled for paving work, weather permitting, starting the week of Monday, May 4th:
Duncan Drive: Boxford Street to Cul-de-sac
Winter Street: Foster Street to Hollow Tree Lane
Bruin Hill Road: Winter Street to Cul-de-sac
Barker Street: Osgood Street to Bradford Street
Cross Street: Church Street to Elm Street
Church Street: Main Street to Water Street
Sutton Hill Road: Chestnut Street to Johnson Street
Sutton Place: Sutton Hill Road to Cul-de-sac
Hillside Road: Chestnut Street to Turnpike Street
Traffic delays, detours and raised castings should be expected if travelling within these areas. A town representative will be on site during construction. We appreciate your understanding. For any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to the engineering department. Thank you.
As we ready for Town Meeting on May 12, 2026, the Town will be presenting information every day on different warrant articles.
Article 12: Report of the Community Preservation Committee – Appropriation from Community Preservation Fund
This article lays out what projects will be funded using Community Preservation Act funding in FY27. To learn more about the Community Preservation Act, please visit https://www.communitypreservation.org/about
Every year Town Meeting authorizes the Town’s revolving accounts and sets spending limits for those accounts. A revolving fund separately accounts for specific revenues and earmarks them for expenditure by a board or officer without appropriation for particular purposes to support the activity, program or service that generated the revenues. Town Meeting authorizes the revolving account, its use, and how much can be spent from the account each year.
Article 14: Appropriation – General Fund for Fiscal Year 2027
Article 15: Appropriation – Water Enterprise Fund for Fiscal Year 2027
Article 16: Appropriation – Sewer Enterprise Fund for Fiscal Year 2027
These articles are the Budget articles of Town Meeting and include the regular operating budget, as well as the Town’s two enterprise funds (Water and Sewer).
In 2010, Town Meeting created a trust fund to save money to pay for retiring employee’s post employment benefits. In 2019, the Town OPEB Committee issued a report to the Select Board with recommendations regarding OPEB, which can be found here: OPEB Report July 15, 2019.pdf. The Town is requesting to transfer $75,000 from Free Cash to fund that account.
Article 19: Transfer to Stabilization
The Town is requesting to transfer $202,146 to the Stabilization Account. The Stabilization Account is the Town’s savings account. The Town saves money there to be used in emergencies. Some like to refer to the account as the rainy day fund. The Town has financial policies in place that advise the town to maintain 5% of General Fund revenues in the Stabilization Account. To appropriate from the Town’s Stabilization account requires a 2/3rd vote of Town Meeting.
– Bump, Baby, & Beyond
– MassDOT Advisory: North Andover Construction to Begin on Route 114 Corridor Improvements Project
MassDOT Advisory: North Andover
Construction to Begin on Route 114 Corridor Improvements Project
Early construction activities begin Monday, April 27
Public Information Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, May 6
The Town is requesting to transfer $202,146 to the Stabilization Account. The Stabilization Account is the Town’s savings account. The Town saves money there to be used in emergencies. Some like to refer to the account as the rainy day fund. The Town has financial policies in place that advise the town to maintain 5% of General Fund revenues in the Stabilization Account. To appropriate from the Town’s Stabilization account requires a 2/3rd vote of Town Meeting.
As you may already be aware, the following roads are part of the Annual Roads and Sidewalk Restoration Program and are scheduled for paving work, weather permitting, starting the week of Monday, May 4th:
Duncan Drive: Boxford Street to Cul-de-sac Winter Street: Foster Street to Hollow Tree Lane Bruin Hill Road: Winter Street to Cul-de-sac Barker Street: Osgood Street to Bradford Street Cross Street: Church Street to Elm Street Church Street: Main Street to Water Street Sutton Hill Road: Chestnut Street to Johnson Street Sutton Place: Sutton Hill Road to Cul-de-sac Hillside Road: Chestnut Street to Turnpike Street
Traffic delays, detours and raised castings should be expected if travelling within these areas. A town representative will be on site during construction. We appreciate your understanding. For any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to the engineering department. Thank you.
Thank you for attending the Gile Square rededication and the unveiling of the new sign. It was powerful to see so many of you attending. I know the family was moved by your presence.
The following is our next Lawrence Square Project:
PVT Joseph S. Girgenti
Killed in WW2 by friendly fire
Joseph S. Girgenti Square
April 30 (Thursday)
4pm
Intersection of General St and Allen St
I'd love for you to pass this to your networks, and perhaps I will see you on Thursday. Fortunately, there are very few of our Lawrence military who died from friendly fire. Sadly, Girgenti was one such casualty about 6 weeks after the D-Day invasion in France”.
