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Danvers town meeting approves fiscal 2026 budget and a slate of capital and operating appropriations
Summary
Town Meeting approved the town's fiscal 2026 operating and capital budgets and a number of individual articles, including school, public safety, public works, and enterprise funds. Several appropriations required two-thirds votes and passed; one proposed amendment to reduce capital outlay failed.
Town Meeting for the Town of Danvers voted to approve the town's fiscal year 2026 appropriations and a range of individual articles, including education, public safety, public works, utilities, and capital projects.
The meeting, called to order by Moderator Patricia C. Frazier, considered and approved the finance committee's recommendations on the bulk of warrant articles. The body adopted the FY2026 budget totals shown in the warrant book and approved multiple specific appropriations, including the education appropriation of $53,965,981 and departmental and capital line items across town government and enterprise funds.
The action items ranged from small individual unpaid bills to large stabilization transfers and capital purchases. Highlights recorded and voted on by the meeting include: a $200,000 transfer from free cash to DPW operating; an appropriation of $1,237,467.08 for state public works projects to be reimbursed by the state transportation bond bill; a $1,100,000 appropriation…
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