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…

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…

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…

The League of Women Voters of Sudbury will record a Candidates’ Forum with the two people running for Sudbury Water District Commissioner in the Tuesday, May 20, Water District election. Robert H. Sheldon, an incumbent, and Robert Crane are running for the three-year seat on the Sudbury Water District Commission. Email questions for…

Article 34 at Sudbury’s Annual Town meeting calls for additional funding for a renovation and repair of the Atkinson Pool. The initial draft of the article had a placeholder number of $429,000. That would be added to the prior budget of $2,350,000. (Other articles in recent years have been approved for different components of the…

This fiscal year Sudbury Town Manager Andy Sheehan has been tasked with negotiating union contracts while the financial forecast for the Town shows difficult years ahead. Yet he has steadily settled contracts without drama. As previously reported, Sheehan has reached agreements with the Supervisory Association, the DPW Union, Sudbury Police Sergeants and Sudbury Police Lieutenants. …

Sudbury’s portion of the Mass Central Rail Trail (MCRT) will be paved in the coming months, and grading work appears to be moving along swiftly. But one of the more unique features of the trail is already taking shape. The intersection of the MCRT and the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail in Sudbury is often…

Article 54 at Sudbury’s Annual Town Meeting is a citizen petition to cut the Community Preservation Act surcharge from 3% to 1.5%. The petitioner presented to the Finance Committee in April, after which the committee voted not to support approval of the article. Since then, a number of committees have voted to oppose the article. None of…