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Select Board declines to endorse $450,000 CPA request for Pine Lakes project
Summary
After extensive public comment and testimony from residents both for and against, the Select Board voted not to support a $450,000 Community Preservation Act request from the Sudbury Housing Authority for a proposed duplex development at Pine Lakes.
The Sudbury Select Board on April 1 declined to support a $450,000 Community Preservation Act (CPA) request from the Sudbury Housing Authority for a proposed duplex project in the Pine Lakes neighborhood.
Public comment at the meeting included residents who urged the board to reject the CPA allocation and others who urged patience to see design concepts. Alicia Carrillo, a Pine Lakes resident, told the board she opposed article 46 and said the housing authority had “practiced fiscal irresponsibility via intentional neglect” of existing single‑family affordable homes and should not receive additional town funds. In contrast, resident Sherry Klein urged the board to await architectural plans, saying, “I have every confidence that these new homes will blend in.”
After public comment and an extended Select Board discussion, a motion to support the CPA allocation failed on a roll‑call vote. The board’s recorded positions were: Lisa — yes; Janie — yes; Charlie — no; Dan Cardi — no; Robert — no. The motion did not carry (yes 2, no 3).
Why it matters: the Sudbury Housing Authority’s proposal to replace aging single‑family affordable homes with duplexes has drawn neighborhood concern about density, siting and precedent. Supporters argue that the project would modernize units and add more affordable homes; opponents cite alleged mismanagement of maintenance, the potential for increased density on small lots and a lack of finalized designs.
What happens next: failure of the Select Board to endorse the CPA request does not by itself prevent the authority from seeking funding at Town Meeting, but it reduces the board’s formal support. The Housing Authority and other stakeholders may continue to negotiate design, site alternatives and possible other town parcels for development.
