Danvers schedules special town meeting for Feb. 9; clerk posts nomination papers and caucus details; HRIC staffing concern raised

The Town Manager told the Select Board that a special town meeting is scheduled for Feb. 9. She said the warrant, the finance committee recommendation report and the town report will be mailed and emailed to town meeting members this week, and that all materials will be posted on the town website.

The Town Clerk provided election information: nomination papers will be available in the Town Clerk's office on Monday, Feb. 2. For the special town meeting there will be caucuses for two precinct seats (one opening in Precinct 4 and one in Precinct 2); registered voters in those precincts should arrive at 6:45 p.m. for caucus (the meeting begins at 7:30 p.m.). The manager said additional details are on the town website and that printed copies of election documents were available in the meeting room.

The Town Manager also highlighted upcoming community events, including an HRIC-hosted "Black excellence" tribute to Black film on Feb. 7 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Maple Street Church, and she thanked volunteers and Danvers Public Schools for participation in recent Martin Luther King Day activities.

During correspondence, a Select Board member said he had received an inquiry that the position formerly held by Jasmine Ramon might be eliminated and urged that a community-liaison role remain funded during the budget process; the Town Manager said she would update the board on staffing later. The board also expressed condolences on the passing of Andrea Daley, a long-serving town meeting member and former zoning board and river committee member.