Public Informational Meeting – Gas Emergency Impact Area Restoration – Public Works will be holding the first informational meeting on the restoration efforts.  The meeting is scheduled for January 16, 2020, 7pm – 9pm at the Senior Center on Main Street.  While road restoration has been delayed as the gas company resolved the most recent compliance issues, we have been working on the overall plan and will be seeking public input on the restoration at this meeting.  It should be noted that we will have additional public/site meetings as the restoration projects move forward.  The first construction contract has been bid and the contract has been awarded.  The first contract of work will be starting as soon as weather permits in the Spring 2020.

The Town is looking for three (3) residents interested in serving on the Master Plan Implementation Committee. The Master Plan Implementation Committee will serve as an advisory body tasked to work closely with Town officials, the Planning Board and the Board of Selectmen to prioritize Master Plan recommendations for implementation and funding.

This committee shall be responsible for serving as a liaison with town boards and committees that have a role in implementing the Master Plan. It will encourage boards and committees to adopt a process for reviewing and including Master Plan goals and recommendations into their regular meeting processes. It shall be responsible for working with the relevant Town departments to review the Master Plan implementation charts created and updated by staff and for giving quarterly progress updates to the Planning Board and Board of Selectmen. Working collaboratively with staff, it shall be responsible for public education about the Master Plan implementation process, including creating user friendly metrics and documents. The implementation committee may create subcommittees to advance recommendations in the Master Plan.

The Committee is responsible for conducting its activities in a manner in which is in compliance with all relevant state and local laws and regulations including, but not limited to the open meeting law, ethics laws and public records law.

If interested, please visit the town website at www.northandoverma.gov, click on “Boards & Comm Info” on the left hand side of the page to complete an application. Please contact Jillian Brothers with any questions at jbrothers@northandoverma.gov or 978-688-9510.  

Good morning,

With burning season approaching the North Andover Fire Department wanted to send a message to all residents with permits from last year.  If you had a permit from the 2019 season you will not have to register again.  

Just as it was last year, all residents wishing to participate in this annual event must obtain a permit online at the North Andover Fire Department website nafd.us/burn.

  

Open burning can only be conducted with a permit issued by the fire department and is only permitted for brush, cane, driftwood, forestry debris, agricultural debris, and, under limited conditions, fungus-infected elm wood. Burning grass, hay, leaves, stumps, and commercial or industrial land clearing for non-agricultural purposes is prohibited.

Each day a determination will be made by 9:30 a.m. whether burning will be allowed, this decision to allow burning is based on changing atmospheric conditions such as wind or dryness and recommendations made by the state.

Due to the nature of our job and emergencies that arise, there may occasionally be a delay in getting that decision sent out. We will get it out as soon as possible.

Violations of the permit requirements, open burning law, and/or open burning regulations will be grounds for permit revocation. According to Massachusetts law, anyone found burning without a permit may be subject to criminal charges, the punishment for which is a fine of up to $500, plus the cost of suppression or by imprisonment for up to one month, or both.

For more information about burn permits, visit the Burn Permits & Regulations page on the North Andover Fire Departments website by clicking here.  Anyone with questions regarding opening burning should call the North Andover Fire Department at 978-688-9595.

Thank you.