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Sudbury Steps Up Its Sustainability Game
In May of 2022 a Citizen Petition passed at Sudbury’s Annual Town Meeting after much debate. The petition called for the Town to hire a Sustainability Director, declare a climate emergency, and begin long-term planning for sustainability, among other action items.  Prior to the 2022 Annual Town Meeting, the Select Board requested a legal…
December 9, 2023
Why Your Wireless Coverage Stinks In Sudbury
Sudbury is known for its green space, its history and its schools, among many other wonderful things. One thing the town isn't known for is wireless coverage. Online community forums are frequently peppered with requests for recommendations on cell carriers, and there's never a clear winner in the comments. So what exactly is going on…
December 7, 2023
Thoughts In Return?
A Q&A about Tercentenary Markers with Jan Hardenbergh 1 -- You recently participated in a panel discussion titled "The Signs Are All Around Us." How did that experience and conversation influence your thinking, either as an individual or as Sudbury's Town Historian, on the signs/roadside markers in Sudbury? First let me…
December 3, 2023
Rail Trail Planning: All About Those Amenities 
On Wednesday, the Rail Trails Advisory Committee (RTAC) met after recently completing a walk of the proposed route of Phase 3 of the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail. That's the section that runs from the intersection with the Mass Central Rail Trail at Union Road and Station Road and continues south to the Framingham border.  …
December 2, 2023
SPS MCAS Results Are In
On Monday the Sudbury Public Schools School Committee met, and MCAS results were back on the agenda. You can watch the presentation at 1:20:00, but the slides were also included in the packet for the meeting.  A big focus in the presentation was a comparison to 2019 results. Apparently something happened in 2020 that may have…
November 24, 2023
Sudbury Gets Moving On MBTA Communities Compliance
The State passed legislation commonly referred to as "MBTA Communities" back in 2021. The specifics of that legislation are not exactly common knowledge, and that's likely because zoning legislation is insufferably boring quite technical and requires a good deal of context to understand exactly what the impact will be in the real-world. Here's the best we can…
November 24, 2023
Community Preservation Applicants Bring The Thunder
In their last meeting, the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) sent a warning to applicants. They wanted more detail and more substance. In this week's public hearing it was clear that several applicants got the memo, and they brought the thunder.   The two applications with the broadest interest are probably the Community Gardens…
November 17, 2023
Town Leaders Evaluate Budget Challenges
On Tuesday, Sudbury Town Manager Andy Sheehan presented the financial condition of the Town. The short version is that forecasts aren't perfect, but the Town is forecasting some possible challenges in the coming fiscal years. You can jump to page 36 here to review the slides. (1:12:50) Sheehan noted that budget guidance in future…
November 17, 2023
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