Sudbury Morning Brief, Oct. 30: Finance panel sees FY28 gap narrow to $289,000

From Sudbury News

• Ag Commission maps farmland fund options Sudbury's reconstituted Agricultural Commission learned how to use a 2016 state law letting it buy, hold and lease farmland and set up a dedicated Farmland Protection Fund, after discovering it missed this year's Community Preservation Act funding window.Sudbury News
• Liberty Ledge panel finishes draft report Oct. 29 The Liberty Ledge-Siwataro Advisory Committee spent its October 22 meeting line-editing a draft report due to the Select Board by October 31, flagging that the camp's special permit renewal and management agreement extension both come due around September 2027.Sudbury News
• Budget subcommittee reviews FY28 school draft Sudbury's Budget Subcommittee reviewed a preliminary fiscal 2028 school budget showing a 6.03 percent increase driven by teacher salary steps and special education costs, as members weighed deep cuts against a town guidance target and flagged an unresolved contract question.Sudbury News
• Finance panel sees FY28 gap narrow to $289,000 Sudbury's Finance Committee reported the town's projected fiscal 2028 budget gap narrowed sharply, as members debated outsourcing the fuel depot and closing the town lockup while weighing whether the town can avoid a property tax override.Sudbury News
• Design Review Board seeks volunteers for three seats The Sudbury Planning Board is seeking residents to fill three vacant seats on the Design Review Board, each a three-year term, with applications accepted until the positions are filled.Sudbury News

Happening Fri, Oct 30

• 9:00 a.m.: Memorial Congregational hosts Music Together class Memorial Congregational Church hosts a Music Together class for young children at 9 a.m. Friday, October 30.Memorial Congregational Church
• 10:00 a.m.: Goodnow Library hosts Halloween Storytime and Pumpkin Parade Goodnow Library hosts a Halloween Storytime and Pumpkin Parade for all ages at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Friday, October 30, in the Community Room.Goodnow Library
• School Committee Policy Subcommittee meets Oct. 30 Sudbury's School Committee Policy Subcommittee meets Friday, October 30, according to the posted notice and agenda.Sudbury Public Schools
• Loring Elementary holds Food Pantry Friday Loring Elementary's Food Pantry Friday is Friday, October 30, with this month's theme 'pajamas, cozy clothes and stuffy day'; donations of pasta, mac and cheese and other non-perishables benefit the Sudbury Food Pantry.Loring Elementary PTO
• Loring kindergartners celebrate Fall Fest Loring Elementary holds a Fall Fest for kindergartners only on Friday, October 30, according to the PTO calendar.Loring Elementary PTO
• Presbyterian Church holds Zoom evening prayer The Presbyterian Church in Sudbury holds Evening Prayer and Readings over Zoom on Friday, October 30.Presbyterian Church in Sudbury
• Lincoln-Sudbury JV soccer faces Westford Academy Lincoln-Sudbury's JV soccer team is scheduled to play Westford Academy on October 30, according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps

Yesterday in Sudbury (Thu, Oct 29)

• Loring launches 2027 Camp Fair website Loring Elementary PTO announced its Camp Fair planning website, sudburycampfair.org, is live for summer 2027 planning and is seeking volunteers for the in-person Camp Fair on Friday, November 20.Loring Elementary PTO
• L-S field hockey ties Franklin 1-1 Lincoln-Sudbury's field hockey team played to a 1-1 tie with Franklin on October 28, MetroWest Daily News reported.MetroWest Daily News

Coming up

• Sat, Oct 31: Wayside Inn's 1716 Beer Garden open for Halloween weekend The Wayside Inn's 1716 Beer Garden is open this Halloween weekend starting Saturday, October 31.Wayside Inn
• Sat, Oct 31, 10:30 a.m.: Goodnow Library hosts Teen Practice SAT Goodnow Library hosts a Teen Practice SAT session from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, October 31.Goodnow Library
• Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 a.m.: Goodnow Library hosts Creepy Crafts Goodnow Library hosts Creepy Crafts from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, October 31, in the Sara Sherman NOW Lab.Goodnow Library
• Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 a.m.: Chabad Sudbury holds Shabbat services and luncheon The Chabad Center of Sudbury holds Shabbat Services and a Kiddush Luncheon from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Saturday, October 31.Chabad Center of Sudbury
• Sat, Oct 31: Loring families invited to carve memorial pumpkins Loring Elementary families are invited to carve an 'M' into a pumpkin this Halloween to honor Mason Sundberg, a community member who died this summer, the PTO said.Loring Elementary PTO
• Mon, Nov 2, 6:30 p.m.: Park and Recreation Commission meets Nov. 2 Sudbury's Park and Recreation Commission meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday, November 2.Town of Sudbury
• Mon, Nov 2, 7:00 p.m.: School Committee meets Monday, Nov. 2 Sudbury's School Committee meets remotely at 7 p.m. Monday, November 2.Town of Sudbury
• Mon, Nov 2, 7:00 p.m.: Zoning Board of Appeals meets Nov. 2 Sudbury's Zoning Board of Appeals meets at 7 p.m. Monday, November 2.Town of Sudbury
• Mon, Nov 2: Youth Climate Solutions Challenge deadline extended Sustainable Sudbury says the deadline for its Youth Climate Solutions Challenge has been extended to Monday, November 2.Sustainable Sudbury
• Mon, Nov 2, 7:00 p.m.: Chabad hosts 'From OY to JOY' with visiting rabbi The Chabad Center of Sudbury hosts 'From OY to JOY' with Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet at 7 p.m. Monday, November 2.Chabad Center of Sudbury
• Tue, Nov 3, 7:00 a.m.: State Election held Tuesday, Nov. 3 Sudbury's state election is Tuesday, November 3, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.Town of Sudbury
• Tue, Nov 3, 6:30 p.m.: Goodnow Library Trustees meet Nov. 3 Goodnow Library's Board of Trustees meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 3.Goodnow Library
• Wed, Nov 4, 8:00 p.m.: Planning Board meets Wednesday, Nov. 4 Sudbury's Planning Board meets at 8 p.m. Wednesday, November 4.Town of Sudbury
• Wed, Nov 4: Early release and parent-teacher conferences Nov. 4 Sudbury elementary schools have early release and parent-teacher conferences on Wednesday, November 4, including an 11:45 a.m. dismissal at Haynes Elementary.Loring Elementary PTO
• Wed, Nov 4, 6:30 p.m.: Goodnow Library hosts Diwali lantern workshop Goodnow Library hosts a Diwali Lantern Making Workshop from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, November 4, in the Sara Sherman NOW Lab.Goodnow Library
• Thu, Nov 5, 7:30 p.m.: Historic Districts Commission meets Nov. 5 Sudbury's Historic Districts Commission meets at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, November 5.Town of Sudbury
• Thu, Nov 5, 5:00 p.m.: Goodnow Library holds Book Nook fall sale Goodnow Library Foundation's Book Nook holds its fall book sale from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, November 5, in the Community Room.Goodnow Library

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