Members of the Permanent Town Building Advisory Committee will offer updates on the Andover High School improvement project at a series of three public forums.
The forums will be held on Jan. 30 and Feb. 13 in the select board room at Town Offices, 36 Bartlet Street. The third forum will be virtual on Zoom on Feb. 20. All three forums begin at 7 p.m., and will be broadcast live on AndoverTV and available to stream online at andovertv.org.
Annual Town Meeting could deliberate the next phase of a proposal to renovate Andover High School when it convenes on April 29.
Project manager TBA Architects is expected to submit a preliminary report in February or March, which is “prime time for Town Meeting prep and review,” Town Manager Andrew Flanagan told the Permanent Town Building Advisory Committee last month. The committee would be asking Andover’s legislative body for money to complete a detailed schematic design.
Officials estimate the renovation would cost between $32 million and $50 million, with more precise estimates available upon completion of the schematic design.
Special town meeting approved $500,000 for the initial phase of developing the so-called interim approach after it shot down a plan to build a new high school last November. The project is aimed at upgrading AHS to extend its useful life until Andover is in a better position to apply for state funding to offset the cost of building a new high school.
In addition to HVAC and other upgrades to the building, the committee is considering constructing modular units to increase space.