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North Andover Festival Committee: Meeting Minutes
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Date: February 25, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM EST
Location: North Andover Senior Center, 481 Sutton Street, North Andover 01845
Committee Members in Attendance:
❑x Brenten Andersen ❑x Renee Procopio-Melino, Clerk
❑ Liz Bagni ❑ Mary Schruender
❑x Liz Costerisan, Co-chair ❑x Mark Wilson
❑ Kathy Fitzgerald ❑ Ashley Vaillancourt, Co-chair
❑x Judy Nigrelli
Other Attendees: ,,
❑x Timra Carlson
Agenda and Minutes:
1. Call to Order
• Renee Procopio-Melino call meeting to order at 6:10PM.
2. Attendance
• Completed by Renee Procopio-Melino.
3. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes (from February 11, 2025)
Motioned by Renee Procopio-Melino, seconded by Brenten Andersen— unanimously
agreed.
4. Sheep Shearing Festival— Planning Discussion/Action Items
• Judy Nigrelli:
o Completed
■ Unable to find Antique Tractor contact information
■ 2024 and 2023 festival map/layout picked up from Rob Leonard and
attached in Appendix A of the meeting minutes.
o To Do
■ Will reach out to ABC Septic (Bill Hickey)about porta potties
■ Will contact Janice Phillips about any guidance for town/community
buses (i.e., McVa or Senior Center?)
■ Will reach out to Lions Club about attending
• Renee Procopio-Melino:
o Completed
■ Reached out J&J Ponies: They are confirmed for day of and said
location for past years has been perfect
■ Received a quote for buses from NRT as shuttles: Each bus is quoted
for$903 for the day
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• Discussion to continue to see if we can find other options (see
Judy's action item above about reaching out to Janice for
assistance)
■ Emailed Sarah Brush about obtaining a committee mailbox: She will
follow-up when Laurie Berzlaff is back from vacation
c To Do
■ Email Sarah Brush about Facebook login
■ Add edits to vendor"acceptance letter"that Timra drafted to be sent to
confirm vendor participation
■ Email fire department to get information on inspection of food vendor
propane tanks day-of
■ Ask town manager/selectman about guidance for day-of utilities
(electricity), e.g., who in DPW can help?
• Timra Carlson:
o To Do
■ Continue to manage submitted vendor applications
■ Contact Brian Fraser for CAM about wifi setup and speaker
• Brenten Andersen:
c To Do
■ Will help contact fill in contact info for new vendors added to the list
• Liz Costerisan
o Completed
■ Website developed for committee
o To Do/On-going
■ Working with town Treasurer on how to setup and connect online
payments—waiting to hear back from them
• Mark Wilson:
o To Do:
■ Reach out to John Levin from DPW to ask about:
• Fencing for ponies and sheep
• DPW to hook up hose for animals
• Items still needing follow-up:
o Coordination of dumpsters and trash barrels around the common
o Confirm band for day-of
o Brainstorm other activities: Inflatable obstacle course?
5. Other Discussion Item(s)
• Storage unit sunsetting—Tabled for discussion for future meeting
6. Setting of Next Meeting Date
• Next meeting will be Tuesday, March 11 at 6PM at the North Andover Senior Center
7. Adjournment
• Renee Procopio-Melino motion to adjourn, Brenten Andersen seconded— unanimously in
favor. Meeting adjourned at 7:10PM.
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Voted Decisions
No voted decisions were made during this meeting.
Action Items:
Actions Owner
See action items above in meeting minutes. Action items will continue to be captured in this
way for planning of Sheep Shearing Festival, as lists are detailed.
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AgDOWIXA. Attachment -
Sheep Shearing Festival vendor booth layouts from 2023 and 2024; vendor list/associated
numbers cannot be found.
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