Select Board rejects Gossels reappointment to ZBA in 3-2 vote

SUDBURY -- July 16, 2024, Sudbury Select Board denies Gossels ZBA reappointment, approves DPW national accreditation. The board voted 2-3 on July 16 against reappointing longtime Zoning Board of Appeals member Jonathan G. Gossels to a new five-year term, with member Charles Russo citing the ZBA's "history of poor decision making" and opposition to a planning streamlining article at spring town meeting. Chair John D. Reardon was reappointed 3-2; associates Jeffrey R. Rose and Bill Ray were reappointed unanimously. The board separately approved a 5-0 allocation of $25,000 in ARPA funds to the Sudbury 250 Committee, with $327,000 in unallocated ARPA remaining. The Department of Public Works was awarded American Public Works Association accreditation, 98 percent compliance across 367 management practices, joining Brookline and Lexington as the only accredited agencies in Massachusetts. The board also unanimously granted an all-alcohol license to Zayi Tapas and Bar at 621 Boston Post Road.