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,…

Please note: I am an elected member of the Select Board, but I provide this information only as an individual resident and not on behalf of anyone else. Sudbury’s Select Board will present the Town’s first common sense gun control zoning regulations - Article 16: the Firearm Safety Business Use Zoning Bylaw - at…

Sudbury prides itself in being a healthy, family-centered town. The presence of a gun store that is in high visibility and blending in with the general retail activity in our community will only have negative consequences. This will normalize the access to firearms making them seem like ordinary sporting goods when in fact they…

 The Giffords Law Center confirms that gun shops present risks to the community.  In its March 29, 2024 letter to the Sudbury Select Board, the Giffords Law Center stated:  Page 3 - For all of these reasons cited by Giffords, Route 20—an area containing residences, a rail trail and businesses catering to families and…

The proposed gun shops bylaw is much weaker than Acton’s bylaw, and has other deficiencies: POOR LOCATION:  When faced with the question of where to allow gun shops, other communities restricted them to inconspicuous areas, and off of the main roads.   When Acton was faced with gun shops wanting to open on their…

On May 6, 2024, Sudbury will hold its annual Town Meeting. Our Annual Town Meeting provides each of us the opportunity to voice their comments and vote on the many Articles presented in the Town Warrant. Article 16 is of particular interest. ARTICLE TITLE: AMEND ZONING BYLAW, SECTIONS 2200 AND 7000, FIREARMS SAFETY BUSINESS…

When seeking leadership qualities, the devil is often in the details. We live our day-to-day lives attending to tasks that, while mundane(food shopping, bill paying, health issues, child rearing)are necessary to life. A leader understands that a critical responsibility is attending to just those types of tasks. While the more notable issues make headlines, it…