An Interview About Municipal Investments and Reserves
Victor Garofalo is serving as the Finance Director and Treasurer/Collector for the Town of Sudbury. He was kind enough to answer our questions on Town investments and reserves. We are publishing the full Q&A interview here with gratitude for his time.
Capital projects and operating budgets are…
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Women hold less than a third of municipal offices across the country, according to data from the Center for American Women and Politics. Things are a bit more balanced in municipal workforces according to a study conducted by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council. Its research indicates that 55% of workers in city and town government…
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The Town of Sudbury was among the first towns in Massachusetts to adopt the Community Preservation Act surcharge in March of 2002. After adopting a 3.0% surcharge on property taxes, the Town became eligible for a state match, which is funded from the state’s CPA Trust Fund. That fund primarily generates revenue from fees collected…
On Monday November 4, Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) leadership presented the results of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests, and provided their analysis of those results.
While the initial presentation focused more heavily on the bright spots in the data, the ensuing discussion with the school committee revealed a more sobering assessment…
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While Donald Trump won the Presidential race Tuesday, Massachusetts voters picked Kamala Harris 61.6% to Trump’s 36.2% in the state, and Sudbury voters were even more in favor of Harris, 73.4% to Trump’s 22.3% in the town.
In the contested race for Sudbury State Representative, Democratic incumbent…
During the October 28 meeting of the Sudbury Finance Committee, Sudbury's Finance Director, Victor Garofalo, shared that free cash had been certified by the Division of Local Services, and it came in higher than most expected at nearly $7.3 million for fiscal year 2025.
According to the Division of Local Services (DLS): …
Sudbury residents are making their voices heard by voting in this national election season. At the same time, we have a potpourri of local issues percolating, and the budget season that precedes composing the Town Meeting Warrant is rolling in. Civic engagement is highly valued in Sudbury, so short of serving on a committee, what…
The Boston Magazine high school rankings are in, and Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School has dropped from number 9 in 2023 to number 36 in 2024. The precipitous fall is dramatic at first glance, but a review of the underlying data used by Boston Magazine raises more questions than it answers.
Students at the…
In an October 11 update from Eversource regarding the installation of underground transmission lines in Sudbury and Hudson, the company provided a glimpse into the coming months. Eversource is looking at project completion soon, and expects to put the transmission lines in service very soon. Perhaps more important for Sudbury residents: Eversource announced that the…