Sudbury 250 committee maps events, flags $50,000 earmark loss and seeks alternative funding

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The Sudbury 250 Committee reviewed logistics for the colonial fair, an April 19 period music performance and dinner, reenactment plans including cannon firing, and initial cost estimates; members were told a $50,000 state earmark was removed from a supplemental budget and agreed to pursue ARPA contracting and grants.

The Sudbury 250 Committee met Sept. 25 to finalize logistics for a slate of commemorative events and to confront a newly revealed funding gap.

In opening remarks, the committee chair said a $50,000 earmark put forward by state Representative Carmine Gentile was not included in the supplemental budget sent to the governor, and that ‘‘there are several avenues to add it back, but nothing is firm right now.’’ That shortfall sharpened the group’s focus on precise cost estimates and other funding routes, including ARPA contracting with the Town of Sudbury and state or private grants.

Members went through a draft cost spreadsheet and gave ballpark figures: a culinary fair estimate of about $4,000, a proposed colonial fair pegged at $4,500–$5,000 for roughly 1,500 attendees, and venue/artist packages for the April 19 period music performance estimated in the $600–$1,000…

Sudbury 250 committee maps events, flags $50,000 earmark loss and seeks alternative funding

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