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Four potential candidates have filed their intention (“pulled papers”) to run for local office: Janie Dretler for Select Board, Karyn Jones for Sudbury School Committee, Catharine V. Blake for Moderator, and Laurie Eliason for Park and Recreation Commission (see complete list below).
Dretler, Blake and Eliason are candidates for re-election. Jones currently serves in an appointed role as a member of the Commission on Disability.
The period for potential candidates to file their intention to run is from Thursday, Jan. 4 to Wednesday, Jan. 31. Nomination papers (“signatures”) must be returned by Feb. 2. Any Sudbury registered voter may run for office. Potential candidates do not need permission from a board or committee to run.
According to the Town Clerk’s office, as of 4:30 p.m. Jan. 4, the following people have filed their intention to run:
Select Board (2 seats, 3 years): Janie Dretler
Moderator (1 seat, 3 years): Catharine V. Blake
Board of Assessors (1 seat, 3 years):
Goodnow Library Trustee (2 seats, 3 years):
Board of Health (1 seat, 3 years):
Park and Recreation Commission (2 seats, 3 years): Laurie Eliason
Park and Recreation Commission (1 seat, 1 year to fill a vacancy):
Planning Board (2 seats, 3 years):
Sudbury Housing Authority (1 seat, 5 years):
Sudbury School Committee (2 seats, 3 years): Karyn Jones
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional District School Committee (2 seats, 3 years):