Town votes $149.3 million FY2027 budget unanimously
Danvers unanimously approved its $149.3 million FY2027 budget with education at $56.2 million.
DocumentCenter · Meeting of May 18, 2026
Danvers unanimously approved its $149.3 million FY2027 budget with education at $56.2 million. The 275th Annual Town Meeting, presided by Town Moderator Patricia C. Fraizer with 128 members present, voted unanimously on the operating budget comprising education ($56.2M), DPW ($14.5M), benefits and insurance ($17.4M), and other departments including police ($8.2M) and fire ($6.7M).
The meeting approved $2.2 million in capital appropriations for technology, facilities, water, and sewer improvements, plus transfers of $2.7 million to the Debt Stabilization Fund and $700,000 to the OPEB Trust. An amendment to adopt electronic voting for future meetings failed by standing count of 51 in favor, 70 opposed, with 2 abstaining.
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Source: the DocumentCenter meeting of May 18, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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