Select Board Reviews Facilities Pact, Takes No Vote

Select Board · Meeting of October 26, 2026

Sudbury's Select Board spent over two hours reviewing a revised town-schools facilities agreement without voting. Town Manager Andy Sheehan and Assistant Town Manager Victor Garofalo presented a redrafted memorandum replacing a 2012 pact, prompting pushback from members Lisa Kouchakdjian and Daniel Carty over a shift away from a fixed 50-50 cost split and a two-year unilateral-withdrawal clause, and a push by Kouchakdjian to add accessibility language. Carty called the removal of quarterly reporting requirements "a step backwards." Separately, Carty reported Catch Connect ridership is set to top 8,000 rides this year and outlined a no-cost MetroWest Regional Transit Authority plan to add a second shuttle and extend service into Maynard.

Member Radha Gargeya warned a proposed citizens-only census could cost Sudbury roughly $2,500 in state aid per excluded permanent resident. The board approved the consent calendar and three sets of May minutes 5-0, approved a subcommittee's minutes 2-0, and adjourned at 10:14 p.m.

In the full story:

• Town Manager and Member Updates
• Public Comment: Records Request Dispute
• Consent Calendar
• Catch Connect Transit Expansion to Maynard
• Combined Facilities Memorandum of Agreement Review
• OPEB and Financial Policy Discussion
• Minutes Approvals and Adjournment
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,811 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of October 26, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.