Sudbury Liberty Ledge committee opens debate on longer camp lease and Sudbury-first enrollment

Liberty Ledge_Sewataro Advisory Committee · Meeting of July 30, 2026

Sudbury advisory committee opens trade-off debate on Liberty Ledge camp's next contract. The Liberty Ledge/Sewataro Advisory Committee heard from the Commission on Disability and Conservation Director Lori Capone before starting a brainstorming discussion of options for its Oct. 31 report to the Select Board. Vice chair Karen Jones urged accessibility be treated "as a planning principle" rather than a checklist, citing Town Meeting's Article 7 and the town's ADA transition plan.

Member Granger raised a possible 30-year lease as a negotiation carrot in exchange for a formal property-maintenance agreement and priority Sudbury-resident enrollment; staff clarified the current arrangement is a management agreement with one five-year extension remaining, and that longer terms would trigger an RFP. Capone said the roughly 2.4-acre fishing pond required its first cyanobacteria treatment this year. The community survey, launched July 27, has drawn over 200 responses.

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Source: the Liberty Ledge_Sewataro Advisory Committee meeting of July 30, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.