Sudbury Morning Brief, Oct. 24: SMILE Playground reopens after accessibility upgrades

From Sudbury News

• CPC elects new chair, begins fiscal 2028 grant review Sudbury's Community Preservation Committee opened its fiscal 2028 grant cycle by electing a new chair and taking up 13 funding requests, including a multimillion-dollar Davis Field rebuild and a push to let preservation funds pay for recreational walkways that drew board pushback.Sudbury News
• Historic panel continues Maynard Road solar dispute The Sudbury Historic Districts Commission continued a dispute over 38 already-installed rooftop solar panels after learning the town never flagged the Maynard Road property as within the historic district, with members split over whether the panels should have been approved.Sudbury News
• Housing Trust weighs two sites for affordable housing Sudbury's Housing Trust discussed two potential affordable housing sites, Broadacre Farm and a Haynes Road property called Liberty Ledge, then voted to move into executive session to discuss real estate without acting on either option publicly.Sudbury News
• Liberty Ledge panel unveils 13 draft recommendations The Liberty Ledge Sewataro Advisory Committee presented 13 draft recommendations for the town-owned camp property and heard nearly two hours of public comment on whether to preserve summer camp operations, add affordable housing, or expand open space, without taking a vote.Sudbury News
• Budget panel advances food contract plan, pay policy review Sudbury's budget subcommittee moved forward a fiscal 2028 food service contract timeline and referred a staff compensation policy overhaul to legal counsel after officials said the district can no longer manage individual administrator contracts the way it has.Sudbury News
• LS committee accepts donation toward new activity van The Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School Committee accepted a booster club donation that lets the district buy a new student activity van this year instead of next, as it also reviewed the district's midyear budget picture and transportation strain.Sudbury News
• Health Board reviews new permit fee schedule, septic rewrite Sudbury's Board of Health took up a new permit fee schedule set to take effect January 1, 2027, alongside the first rewrite of the town's septic bylaws since 1998, as staff also raised alarms about a new state rule making battery storage systems a by-right use.Sudbury News
• CPC weighs Wayside Inn walkway funding eligibility Sudbury's Community Preservation Committee took up whether a Wayside Inn pedestrian connectivity project qualifies for preservation funding, as it reported nearly $12.3 million available for fiscal 2028 projects and pressed staff on whether facilities has the capacity to take on more work.Sudbury News

Happening Sun, Oct 25

• 11:30 a.m.: Trunk or Treat set for Sudbury UMC Sudbury United Methodist Church hosts its Trunk or Treat event Sunday, Oct. 25 at 11:30 a.m. at 251 Old Sudbury Road.Sudbury United Methodist Church
• 2:00 p.m.: Town holds Sewataro property information session The town of Sudbury holds a public information session on the Camp Sewataro and Liberty Ledge properties Sunday, Oct. 25 from 2 to 4 p.m.Town of Sudbury

Sudbury on Sat, Oct 24

• SMILE Playground reopens after accessibility upgrades Sudbury's SMILE Playground reopened Friday after renovations adding new equipment and more accessible surfacing, the town said, while nearby Haskell Field restroom work continues with completion expected in early November. Sudbury Patch also reported the reopening.Town of Sudbury
• Children's store nears reopening in Sudbury A Sudbury children's store is preparing to reopen after closing more than a year ago, Sudbury Patch reported, though no specific date was given.Sudbury Patch
• Ravi Simon profiled as state representative candidate Sudbury Patch profiled Ravi Simon's campaign for the 13th Middlesex District state representative seat, part of its ongoing candidate profile series ahead of the election.Sudbury Patch
• LS football tops Concord-Carlisle 28-14 Lincoln-Sudbury's varsity football team defeated visiting Concord-Carlisle 28-14 at Myers Field on Oct. 23, MetroWest Daily News reported.MetroWest Daily News

Coming up

• Sat, Oct 24, 10:00 a.m.: Pumpkin Walk returns to Sudbury trails this weekend The Loring PTO's annual Pumpkin Walk runs Saturday, Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. to dusk and Sunday, Oct. 25 from dawn to 3 p.m. along a Sudbury Valley Trustees trail, with tickets $10 per family benefiting the fifth grade class fund.Loring PTO
• Mon, Oct 26, 9:30 a.m.: Old Sudbury Road culvert work closes lane Monday The town's Old Sudbury Road culvert replacement project will close one lane with alternating traffic from about 9:30 a.m. through the afternoon on Monday, Oct. 26, the DPW said. Sudbury Patch also reported on the closure.Town of Sudbury
• Mon, Oct 26, 5:00 p.m.: Finance Committee meets Monday evening Sudbury's Finance Committee meets Monday, Oct. 26 from 5 to 8 p.m.Town of Sudbury
• Mon, Oct 26: Senior Center opens fall fitness registration Monday Sudbury residents may begin registering for Fall 2 fitness classes at the Senior Center starting Monday, Oct. 26, with classes beginning in November; non-residents may register starting Oct. 27.Sudbury Senior Center
• Tue, Oct 27, 12:00 p.m.: Historic Districts Commission meets Tuesday Sudbury's Historic Districts Commission meets Tuesday, Oct. 27 from noon to 2 p.m., with the continued Maynard Road solar case among items it may revisit.Town of Sudbury
• Tue, Oct 27, 7:00 p.m.: Select Board meets Tuesday evening Sudbury's Select Board meets Tuesday, Oct. 27 from 7 to 10 p.m.Town of Sudbury
• Wed, Oct 28, 7:30 p.m.: Planning Board meets Wednesday evening Sudbury's Planning Board meets Wednesday, Oct. 28 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.Town of Sudbury
• Thu, Oct 29, 6:30 p.m.: Liberty Ledge advisory panel meets Thursday The Liberty Ledge Sewataro Advisory Committee meets Thursday, Oct. 29 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., following its unveiling of 13 draft recommendations for the camp property.Town of Sudbury
• Thu, Oct 29: Wayside Inn hosts archivist talk on Jerusha Howe Longfellow's Wayside Inn hosts "An Evening with the Archivist: The Ghost of Jerusha Howe" on Thursday, Oct. 29.Longfellow's Wayside Inn
• Fri, Oct 30, 10:30 a.m.: Transportation Committee meets Friday morning Sudbury's Transportation Committee meets Friday, Oct. 30 from 10:30 a.m. to noon.Town of Sudbury
• Fri, Oct 30: Food Pantry Friday collection set for Oct 30 Sudbury Public Schools hold their monthly Food Pantry Friday donation drive on Friday, Oct. 30, with pasta, cereal and other non-perishables most needed, the Loring PTO said.Loring PTO
• Sat, Oct 31, 5:00 p.m.: Accessible Trick-or-Treat planned for Oct 31 Sudbury Public Schools' Accessible Trick-or-Treat event is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 31 at 5 p.m.Sudbury Public Schools

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