Select Board Approves Danvers Water Side Letter

Select Board · Meeting of October 27, 2026

Middleton's Select Board approved a side letter updating its 1997 water-sharing agreement with Danvers, setting new conservation targets and a one-year goal to negotiate a full replacement agreement. Town Administrator Justin Sultzbach said the letter sets a residential water-use target of "51 residential gallons per day" over five years and creates a voluntary irrigation-system registry. The board also unanimously approved Finance Director Sarah Wood's contract for fiscal 2028 and 2029, and heard the town won the Government Finance Officers Association budget award for the sixth consecutive year.

The board appointed Linda Richards to the Zoning Board of Appeals through June 2028, approved warrant 2709 covering $986,344 in payroll, and voted 4-0, with one member recusing, to enter executive session on the Sampson v. Middleton litigation.

In the full story:

• Warrant and Bills Payable
• Town Administrator Updates and Reports
• Public Comment
• Q1 Quarterly Financial Report
• GFOA Budget Award
• Finance Director Contract Approval
• Library Director Department Head Update
• Zoning Board of Appeals Appointment
• Danvers-Middleton Water Intermunicipal Agreement Side Letter
• Town Meeting Draft Schedule
• Annual Review of Town Administrator Justin Sultzbach
• Executive Session: Sampson v. Middleton Litigation
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,883 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of October 27, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.