Town Meeting In Review

Sudbury Weekly published the vote counts on the website each night of Town Meeting. But here’s the complete list. Articles that failed or were indefinitely postponed are underlined. Articles not listed were passed on the consent calendar vote, with the exception of Articles 2 and 9, which were indefinitely postponed on that same vote. Article 1 –…

ByKevin LaHaiseMay 10, 20250Comments

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State Aid in Sudbury

Sudbury Weekly recently covered the release of a Town of Sudbury Financial Report and Reference Guide that provides a detailed analysis of Sudbury’s financial position, including comparisons to similar communities. Sudbury Weekly then published a follow-up on school spending, and will continue to cover some of the insights brought forward by the report. This week, we’re looking at Sudbury’s…

ByKevin LaHaiseMay 10, 20250Comments

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Sudbury Town Meeting Stands Firmly Behind Community Preservation Act

On Wednesday, May 7, Sudbury Town Meeting rejected a Citizen Petition that would have cut the Community Preservation Act surcharge from 3% (the maximum) to 1.5%. The vote was 32 in favor and 163 opposed to the article. The vote came on the third and final night of Sudbury's Annual Town Meeting. With…

ByKevin LaHaiseMay 8, 20250Comments

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Town Meeting Recap: Night 3 (That’s a wrap)

Town Meeting wrapped up on Wednesday May 7. Attendance exceeded expectations for a third night of an Annual Town Meeting. Sudbury's legislative body was able to conduct its business. While the votes were once again lopsided, Town Moderator Cate Blake effectively balanced efficiency with the strong desire of residents to speak on almost all of…

ByKevin LaHaiseMay 8, 20250Comments

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Lincoln-Sudbury Students Take Up the Mantle

Sudbury's 2025 Annual Town Meeting has been slow moving, particularly considering the outcomes of the votes haven't been very close. Yet one article, Article 34, inspired an urgency that was absent in most of the other articles. Article 34 would provide additional funds for repairs to the Atkinson Pool. When the article came…

ByKevin LaHaiseMay 7, 20250Comments

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Town Meeting Recap: Night Two

Sudbury's Town Meeting continued on Tuesday, May 6. Walking into the building, residents were spotted handing out flyers, and holding signs in support, or opposition, of multiple different articles. That included sign holders in support of Article 34 - the Atkinson Pool funds - and flyers in opposition to Article 54, a citizen petition to…

ByKevin LaHaiseMay 7, 20250Comments

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Town Meeting: Budget Amendment Features a Battle Over Facts

Article 3 is traditionally the "operating budget" article at Sudbury's Annual Town Meetings. This year's proposed budget had the full support of both the Select Board and the Finance Committee. However, Town Meeting has the final say, and residents have the opportunity to propose amendments to the budget as presented. A resident did…

ByKevin LaHaiseMay 6, 20250Comments

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Town Meeting Recap: Night 1

The Kirshner Auditorium at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School fielded relatively strong attendance early on during the first night of Sudbury's Annual Town Meeting. But as the night wore on in a room that was uncomfortably warm, the attendance steadily declined. Once it became clear that the hall wouldn't get to the Atkinson Pool article (Article…

ByKevin LaHaiseMay 6, 20250Comments

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The Meeting Before the Town Meeting

Before residents were settled into the Kirshner Auditorium for Annual Town Meeting, the Select Board was in a conference room on the administrative side of the building for one more Select Board meeting before Town Meeting. Here's what they discussed: Article 34 - Atkinson Pool Vice Chair Dan Carty moved to support…

ByKevin LaHaiseMay 6, 20250Comments

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25 Years of Citizen Petitions

Sudbury has three Citizen Petitions on the Annual Town Meeting Warrant this year. It's fairly typical for there to be at least one Citizen Petition on the warrant. Upon review, there have only been five Annual Town Meetings without a Citizen Petition on the warrant since 2000. To conduct the analysis, Sudbury Weekly…

ByKevin LaHaiseMay 4, 20250Comments

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