North Andover (MA) Community Preservation Committee - November 12, 2026

The North Andover Community Preservation Committee meeting on November 12, 2026, reviewed prospective Community Preservation Act (CPA) projects for the coming application cycle and heard public input. No project awards or procurement contracts were approved. Preliminary requests included about $91,000 for preservation work at Johnson Cottage and Founders Hall; an estimated $25,000 for a First Burying Ground interpretive sign; roughly $240,000 to restore Ridgewood Cemetery’s Salem Street entrance; and about $178,000 estimated for storm windows at the 1836 Meeting House, with final quotes pending. The North Andover Housing Authority also discussed a future request to replace approximately 400 windows at Foote’s Terrace and O’Connor Heights, including asbestos abatement, but did not provide a funding amount. A request for $100,000 toward preserving a privately owned historic house was discussed, with committee members raising eligibility concerns; no action was taken.

Staff previewed a Riverfront Resiliency Parkway feasibility and design proposal for a town-owned parcel, with an anticipated CPC match request of approximately $35,750 toward a state grant and phase-one work estimated at about $400,000; construction would be a later phase. The committee reviewed fund balances, noting approximately $18.6 million at the end of September, of which about $11 million was committed, and estimated annual direct receipts of $2.6–$2.7 million plus matching funds. Members approved the revised FY 2028 calendar and voted to return an $85.72 RecPlex project balance to the CPC general fund rather than reallocate it to an active project; additional funds for that project would require Town Meeting approval.