Sudbury Morning Brief, Oct. 22: Budget working group reports narrower FY28 deficit

From Sudbury News

• Budget working group reports narrower FY28 deficit Sudbury's FY28 Budget Working Group met Wednesday to review a lower retirement assessment, certified free cash and two competing budget guidance options, as the town manager warned of a larger shortfall ahead.Sudbury News
• Select Board renews SudburyTV contract, debates debt policy Sudbury's Select Board voted to extend SudburyTV's cable contract through 2029 and opened a sharp debate over how specific the town's new debt, investment and capital-asset policies should be.Sudbury News
• Liberty Ledge panel adopts final Camp Sewataro report The Liberty Ledge-Sewataro Advisory Committee voted to adopt final recommendations on Camp Sewataro's future, sending the report toward a November 10 Select Board presentation after nearly two months of edits. MetroWest Daily News also covered the camp's future.Sudbury News
• Planning Board sets bond for Bonnie Brook subdivision Sudbury's Planning Board set an initial bond for the Bonnie Brook Estates subdivision and a separate bond for Bright Path Child Care, while adopting a new sidewalk petition policy.Sudbury News
• Residents push back on Davis Field recreation plan Sudbury residents pushed back at an October 15 forum on parts of a draft 10-year Open Space and Recreation Plan, including scope and cost concerns for a proposed Davis Field redesign.Sudbury News
• Council on Aging reworks senior needs survey Sudbury's Council on Aging spent Monday's meeting revising a senior needs survey meant to reach thousands of older residents, while sorting out Open Meeting Law concerns raised about subcommittee work.Sudbury News
• School Committee adds Diwali, Eid to calendar The Sudbury School Committee voted to add Diwali and the two Eid holidays to the 2027-2028 school calendar after students and parents urged inclusion, and also raised preschool tuition.Sudbury News
• Water district maintenance set for Maynard Road The Sudbury Water District said it will perform scheduled utility maintenance at 98 Maynard Road on Oct. 21, with no expected impact to water service and the road remaining open to traffic.Sudbury News
• Smile Playground reopens Friday after renovation Sudbury's Town Manager announced the Smile Playground at Haskell Field will reopen Friday, Oct. 23, while the nearby restroom renovation is expected to finish in early November. Sudbury Patch also reported on the reopening.Sudbury News
• Sudbury tax payments due Nov. 2 The Town of Sudbury's Collector/Treasurer announced Oct. 21 that FY27 second-quarter real estate and personal property taxes are due Nov. 2, payable online, by mail or at the Flynn Building drop box.Sudbury News

Happening Fri, Oct 23

• Budget subcommittee meets Friday on FY28 plan Sudbury Public Schools' Budget Subcommittee meets Friday, Oct. 23, to continue reviewing the fiscal 2028 budget, according to its posted agenda.Sudbury Public Schools
• Wayside Inn hosts Halloween ball Friday Longfellow's Wayside Inn hosts Jerusha's Halloween Ball on Friday, Oct. 23, as part of its 1716 Beer Garden weekend lineup.Longfellow's Wayside Inn

Sudbury on Thu, Oct 22

• First Parish launches grief and loss support group First Parish of Sudbury has launched Keeping Company, a new support group for anyone moving through grief, loss or a major life change.First Parish of Sudbury
• LS youth wrestling winter registration opens Lincoln-Sudbury Youth Wrestling's winter season registration is now underway, Sudbury Public Schools announced Oct. 21.Sudbury Public Schools
• Patch profiles Ravi Simon's state rep bid Sudbury Patch profiled Ravi Simon, who is running for the 13th Middlesex District state representative seat, ahead of the Nov. 3 election.Sudbury Patch
• Children's store prepares to reopen in Sudbury Sudbury Patch reports a children's store in town is preparing to reopen after closing more than a year ago, though no exact date was given.Sudbury Patch

Coming up

• Sat, Oct 24, 10:00 a.m.: Pumpkin Walk returns to Sudbury trails Loring PTO's annual Pumpkin Walk runs Saturday, Oct. 24 (10 a.m. to dusk) and Sunday, Oct. 25 (dawn to 3 p.m.) on a Sudbury Valley Trustees trail; $10 family tickets support the fifth grade class fund.Loring PTO
• Sat, Oct 24, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: Save A Dog holds Natick meet-and-greet Save A Dog will hold an adoption meet-and-greet at MetroWest Subaru in Natick on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to noon, with its Sudbury shelter store open 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Save A Dog
• Sat, Oct 24: Outdoor food distribution set for Saturday Presbyterian Church in Sudbury holds its Outdoor Church Food Distribution on Saturday, Oct. 24, part of a monthly fourth-Saturday service.Presbyterian Church in Sudbury
• Mon, Oct 26, 9:30 a.m.: Old Sudbury Road culvert work closes lane Sudbury's DPW will narrow Old Sudbury Road to one lane with alternating traffic starting about 9:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26, through the afternoon, for a culvert project.Town of Sudbury
• Mon, Oct 26, 5:00 p.m.: Finance Committee meets Monday evening Sudbury's Finance Committee meets Monday, Oct. 26, at 5 p.m. to continue its budget work, according to the town's online calendar.Town of Sudbury
• Tue, Oct 27, 7:00 p.m.: Select Board meets Tuesday evening Sudbury's Select Board meets Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m., according to the town's online calendar.Town of Sudbury
• Wed, Oct 28, 7:30 p.m.: Planning Board meets Wednesday evening Sudbury's Planning Board meets Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 7:30 p.m., according to the town's online calendar.Town of Sudbury

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