Sudbury Select Board calls Oct. 23 special town meeting with 14 articles

SUDBURY -- November 17, 2023, Sudbury Select Board sets Oct. 23 special town meeting with 14 articles topped by $900K Fairbank ask. The board voted 5-0 to call the meeting at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School and previewed articles including roughly $500,000 retroactive firefighters contract funding, $100,000 to design Atkinson Pool repairs, schematic design for the Nixon School roof, $800,000 from the Malone Stabilization Fund for Route 117 signalization, and an opioid-settlement stabilization fund expected to receive about $400,000 over 15-20 years. Shared Facilities Director Sandra Duran disclosed the Fairbank AV procurement effectively failed, two of three invited vendors declined to bid and the sole bidder came in far over budget with "labor double what we expected", and AV will not be ready for the Thanksgiving opening. Town Manager Andy Sheehan said a "financial condition of the town" presentation is planned for early November: "We need to come up with a plan to stabilize the town's finances." Lori DeLollio was unanimously appointed town accountant.