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ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS – Crane, Fowler, Hampshire, Laurel, Lawrence

Posted on August 14, 2019

Beginning Thursday, August 15 (weather permitting), the Town of Danvers along with Brox Industries and D & R General Contracting will begin making roadway improvements to the above streets. The work to be accomplished includes the following: Brox Industries will begin milling the existing roadway surface August 15. D & R General Contracting will begin...

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Posted on August 12, 2019

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ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS – Mass Ave., Bowdoin St

Posted on August 8, 2019

Beginning Monday, August 12 (weather permitting), roadway improvements will be made to the above streets including: • Milling existing roadway surface the week August 12 • Raising structures August 14 • Final paving the week of August 26 Vehicles will not be allowed to park along the roadway from 7AM - 5PM. NOTE: Traffic will...

Danvers Moves to Level 4 Water Restrictions

Posted on August 7, 2019

The Town of Danvers announces a change in outdoor water restrictions to Level 4 on August 7, 2019, due to low flow in the Ipswich River. Level 4 drought conditions allow outdoor lawn & garden watering with sprinklers and/or irrigation systems on Tuesday and Saturday ONLY, from 7:00PM to 10:00PM. Hand watering (hand held hoses...

Danvers Receives “AAA” Bond Rating

Posted on July 29, 2019

Danvers Receives “AAA” Bond Rating S&P Global Ratings Upgrades Danvers to Highest Possible Bond Rating Danvers, MA – Town Manager Steve Bartha announced that Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings (“S&P”) has upgraded the Town of Danvers general obligation bond rating from AA+ to AAA. In their 7/26/2019 Rating Summary, S&P noted that the upgrade reflected...

Peak Savings Events July 20 & 21 from 3PM-7PM

Posted on July 19, 2019

Danvers Peak Savings program will be calling events this weekend on both Saturday & Sunday, July 20 & 21 from 3PM-7PM. Please make sure you click "Yes" in the emails you receive to participate and qualify to win a credit to your electric bill. Even if you're not enrolled in the program, please reduce your...

UPDATE: WATER MAIN SHUTDOWN

Posted on July 18, 2019

On Thursday, July 18, water service on Conant St, Burley Farm Rd & Stafford Rd (see previous post) will be shut down starting at 11:30PM and continuing to 10:00AM on July 19, weather dependent. If weather is an issue the work will be rescheduled, and you will be notified of the change. The Water Division...

WATER SHUTDOWN FOR VALVE REPLACEMENT

Posted on July 17, 2019

Conant Street from Burley Farm Rd to Prospect St Burley Farm Rd from Conant St to Stafford Rd Stafford Road (entire street) Residents in the above areas may experience water loss for a 4 hour period as the Water Division works to isolate broken valve issues. More information will be shared once the valve...

TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION – SUMMER STREET AT MAPLE STREET INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS

Posted on July 15, 2019

The Electric Division, under the supervision of the Town's general contractor, Allied Paving Corporation, is scheduled to be on site to perform mast arm and signal installation from Wednesday, July 17 through Friday, July 19. Due to the nature of this type of construction, you will experience some temporary inconveniences. The Contractor will make every...

DANVERS MOVES TO LEVEL 3 WATER RESTRICTIONS

Posted on July 11, 2019

The Town of Danvers announces a change in outdoor water restrictions to Level 3 on July 12, 2019 due to low flow in the Ipswich River. Level 3 drought conditions allow outdoor lawn & garden watering with sprinklers and/or irrigation systems on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday ONLY, from 7:00PM to 8:00AM the next day. Hand...

GREEN STREET WATER MAIN IMPROVEMENTS

Posted on July 9, 2019

Aqualine Utility Incorporated, under the supervision of the Town of Danvers, will be exercising the existing water gate valve shutoffs and connecting the newly installed water main to the existing water main at the intersection of Michael Road and Green Street. This requires a temporary shutdown of the main and an interruption of water service...

FY20 WATER & SEWER RATES

Posted on June 28, 2019

The Water & Sewer Commissioners conducted a Public Hearing on Water & Sewer rates last night, June 27, 2019. After considerable debate, the Water & Sewer Commissioners, based on analysis and recommendations from staff, voted to increase the FY20 Water & Sewer rates by 15% and 1%, respectively, effective July 1, 2019. Under this model,...

DANVERS BATTLES RECYCLING CONTAMINATION

Posted on June 27, 2019

It’s Back to Basics Last year, recycling, as we knew it, changed with China’s crackdown on acceptable contamination levels known as “National Sword”. China’s < 0.5% acceptable contamination rate threshold now characterizes most of the US’s recycling exports as trash. The Town of Danvers and our recycling hauler, JRM, are working together to decrease “recycling...

NEW ONLINE UTILITY PAYMENT SOLUTIONS!

Posted on June 19, 2019

Payment Service Offers More Choices for Customers To provide utility customers easy access to make payments and offer more bill payment options, Danvers has upgraded our online payment system to an advanced electronic billing and payment solution through Invoice Cloud. Starting June 19, 2019, customers can choose to pay their utility bills by phone or...

TRAFFIC DETOUR – GREEN STREET

Posted on June 18, 2019

Starting June 18, Green Street will be closed to traffic due to the installation of a new water main. Work will take place Monday – Friday from 7:00am to 5:00pm through July 12. The following streets will be closed: WEST STREET, eastbound traffic (Dayton Street to Green Street) will be closed, with access to abutters...

Town of Danvers Citizens Academy – Coming this Fall

Posted on June 10, 2019

For more information and to register: www.danversma.gov/citizensacademy

Valve Exercising Program in Progress

Posted on June 4, 2019

The purpose of the Valve Exercising Program is to exercise main line valves throughout the water distribution system to assure reliable operation and maintain water quality. Exercising valves tells the Water Division both the location and condition of the more than 3,000 valves across Danvers. Valves are exercised on a regular cycle that is...

PAVING PROJECTS

Posted on May 16, 2019

Town of Danvers will be paving the following areas on Monday, May 20: Tibbetts Ave School Street Parking Lot Atrium Parking Lot There will be no parking that day in the above lots starting at 7:00am. If you have any questions regarding this project now or during construction, please do not hesitate to call the...

MassDOT Advisory: Danvers – Endicott Street

Posted on May 15, 2019

UPDATE: Adjusted start time Saturday, May 18, 5:30am Early morning lane closures Friday, May 17 and Saturday, May 18. Crews will implement lane closures during the early morning hours on Endicott Street between Hutchinson Drive and Route 35 (Water Street) in Danvers on Friday, May 17 and Saturday, May 18. These lane closures will be...

Roadway Improvements – Updated Schedule

Posted on May 13, 2019

Town of Danvers will begin paving the following streets from 7am-5pm unless otherwise noted(weather permitting): Monday, May 13 - Appleton St, Broad St & Rainbow Ter. Tuesday, May 14 - Walter Road, Ipswich River Rd &Tibbetts Ave. Wednesday, May 15 (starting at 4am-1pm) - Endicott Street. There will be a detour - no westbound traffic allowed...