At its Jan. 13 meeting the Danvers Planning Board approved the Nov. 12, 2025 meeting minutes after a minor PDF filename correction; the motion passed 3–0 with one abstention from Jim Sears.

Member Jim Sears raised concerns about hazardous potholes at multiple locations, including Federal Street near the M&T Bank and utility-work areas near Liberty Medical Center, urging the town to patch them before winter worsens. Planner Josh Morris said staff is in communication with the property owner and that the owner operates a yearly maintenance program; staff will highlight the specific trouble spots to the owner.

Josh Morris also previewed the Jan. 27 agenda: an ANR application for a Folly Hill-area address, the continued Raising Cane's site plan for 200 Endicott and an application for 98 Newbury Street seeking to expand by 24 mobile homes at an existing mobile-home park on Route 1 South. Morris offered to bring a formal update on longer-range items including the housing production plan and the Liberty Tree Mall.

Why it matters: approval of minutes is standard governance; pothole locations raised by a board member identify immediate public-safety and maintenance priorities; the Jan. 27 preview signals several items of community interest, including housing and commercial developments.

Next steps: the board asked staff to contact the property owner about maintenance needs and scheduled the continued matters for Jan. 27 and March 10 as appropriate.