Earlier this week the SPS School Committee met to discuss dissolving their current agreement with the Town of Sudbury for a shared facilities department. The following is a letter that we sent to the Committee strongly encouraging a vote in their upcoming meeting to continue the arrangement and ensure Sandra Duran remains our joint facilities director.…

The Select Board meeting of July 30 was out of the ordinary. When Chair Jennifer Roberts called for Reports from the Select Board, Mr. Carty started out (timestamp 5:40) by saying he was not giving a report, but “In lieu of comment tonight I want to read a statement.”   He then read a…

“Every time we go by these (Tercentenary) signs…our heart hurts, and we think about what happened to us. So, are these signs, OK? Absolutely not. Should these signs be revamped? Absolutely not. They are false history. They are a grim reminder of the assimilation and colonization that was set forth in laws (against Indigenous people).…

The Select Board has adopted a positive practice of liaising with many town committees.  To liaise is to communicate for the purpose of establishing and maintaining mutual understanding.  It is to act as a neutral conduit of information; neither to influence nor to express positions on behalf of the Select Board that have not been…

On Tuesday, July 16, the Select Board took the unprecedented step of refusing, 3-2, to reappoint a full member of the Zoning Board of Appeals to another term. Member Russo led the charge against the entire ZBA, and in particular Jon Gossels.  Mr. Gossels has served 24 years on the ZBA, more than any other…

This past February, Sudbury’s School Committee decided after-school care is not within their purview (1:01:51-1:23:29). The Select Board is waiting for a memo from the Town Manager (50:10-1:44:04) on the subject, and the Parks and Recreation Commission is still advocating for a Town Manager Working Group (35:40-1:27:04) to address the town-wide need for more after-school care....five months…

Finding childcare for a child with a disability or chronic medical condition is a challenge many people cannot fully understand until it becomes a personal crisis. Eight years ago, I found myself faced with this reality. In August 2016, my son was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, and life came to a halt during the…

On Tuesday, May 28th the Select Board will discuss after-school care needs in Sudbury. This conversation is long overdue for many families with children in our elementary schools. To be clear up-front: this is not an ask for subsidized child care. This is a plea for targeted, solution-oriented coordination and planning between relevant town departments…

Disclosure:  I am sharing this opinion as an individual Select Board Member and not on behalf of the full Select Board. I encourage residents of Sudbury to vote in favor of the proposed Firearm Safety Business Use bylaw (Article 16) at the May 6 Annual Town Meeting.  I believe it is a proactive, smart,…