Select Board Signs Town Election Warrant, Plans Pre‑town‑meeting Review and Petitioner Presentations; CPC Housing Article Pulled from Consent

The Select Board signed the annual town election warrant for March 31, 2025 (to be posted and delivered to residents by March 24) and discussed preparations for the annual town meeting warrant. Town staff will invite citizen petitioners and key petition sponsors to present ahead of town meeting; the board asked staff to invite the Sudbury Housing Authority (SHA) to appear when the board reviews the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) articles.

Several members asked that petitioners present in advance if they plan to ask the Select Board to take a position. Select Board member Dan Cardi agreed to provide a one‑minute overview of each CPC project at the March 11 meeting and the board set a goal to handle as much of the pre‑town‑meeting review as possible on March 11 so any positions could be finalized before the warrant goes to print. The board also agreed to keep open the option of an additional meeting on April 20 if scheduling constraints require it.

Public comments at the meeting highlighted concerns about a CPC request tied to the Sudbury Housing Authority. Resident Alicia Carrillo asked the board to consider taking no action on Article 46 (SHA request for $450,000 of CPC funds, she said) because of prior allocations and long‑term project funding gaps; she also urged the board to preserve hybrid meeting options so citizens can attend in person and remotely. Another resident, Manish Sharma, raised questions about disclosure and federal grant application processes and asked the town manager to pursue grant opportunities.

Following discussion, the board agreed to remove the SHA CPC allocation from the consent calendar and to ask staff to invite SHA representatives to the March 11 Select Board meeting to address substantive questions from board members and the public.