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Danvers select board debates clearer FY27 budget goals, eyes special reserve for Essex Tech enrollment
Summary
Select Board members pushed staff to make FY27 budget goals measurable and discussed creating a special stabilization fund to cover potential spikes in Essex Technical School placements after a paused admissions policy prompted regional concern.
The Town of Danvers Select Board spent substantial time at its Dec. 16 meeting refining fiscal year 2027 budget goals and weighing whether to set aside a targeted reserve to cover potential enrollment spikes at Essex Technical High School.
Board members questioned broad language in the draft goals — including the use of terms such as “vibrancy” and “cultural services” — and urged staff to replace aspirational phrasing with clearer, measurable objectives. Rodney Connolly, director of administration and finance, told the board staff could reword the goals and incorporate policy targets from the budget transmittal letter for…
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