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Sudbury CPC backs $1.16 million in FY27 Community Preservation Act appropriations; several large projects tabled
Summary
The Sudbury Community Preservation Committee on Jan. 7, 2026 recommended Town Meeting appropriate $1,163,240 in FY27 Community Preservation Act funds across six projects, while tabling several larger and complex proposals pending further design, cost and responsibility clarifications.
Chair Sherri Cline called the Jan. 7, 2026 hybrid meeting of the Sudbury Community Preservation Committee to order and said the committee would evaluate FY27 project requests on their merits while remaining mindful of an estimated undesignated CPA balance of about $11.3 million.
The committee recommended Town Meeting approval of six FY27 appropriations totaling $1,163,240 from Community Preservation Act funds. The approvals, the motions that carried them and the committee’s recorded votes were:
• Regional Housing Services Office (RHSO) membership fee — $38,740. Vice Chair Sam Markuse moved the recommendation; Ms. Kirsten Roopenian seconded. The committee noted the allocation is down from the prior year, when the line rose to cover succession‑planning costs. Roll call: unanimous approval.
• Treatment of water chestnuts in the Hop Brook water system — $49,800 (two‑year treatment, allocated entirely from FY27). Mr. Markuse moved; Mr. Dan Carty seconded. Roll call: unanimous approval.
• Art installations on the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail — $71,000 (multi‑year project; Planning Department to provide administrative support and staff will draft the warrant article). Mr. Markuse moved; Mr. Carty seconded. Roll call: approval with one abstention (Andrew Bettinelli).
• Haskell ("Smile") Playground improvements — $337,700. Committee members questioned Parks & Recreation capacity after the director’s resignation; the Director of Finance indicated he will work with the interim director and expects the project to stay on schedule. Mr. Markuse moved; Ms. Roopenian seconded. Roll call: unanimous approval.
• Haskell bathroom improvements — $66,000. The committee was told the Combined Facility Director, Sandra Duran, would oversee the project and that significant in‑house work is expected to keep the project on time and under budget. Mr. Markuse moved; Mr. Carty seconded. Roll call: unanimous approval.
• Sudbury Housing Trust allocation — $600,000. Committee members had no further questions. Mr. Markuse moved; Ms. Roopenian seconded. Roll call: unanimous approval.
The committee’s votes were recommendations to be forwarded for inclusion on Town Meeting warrants; staff noted that CPC staff will draft warrant articles for CPC review where applicable. Besides the one abstention on the art installation item, the recorded roll‑call votes on the listed appropriations were overwhelmingly in favor.
Procedural actions taken at the meeting included approval of the committee’s 2025 annual report (minor wording changes; members must provide wet‑ink signatures) and approval of the Dec. 10, 2025 minutes.
What happens next: the recommended appropriations will be placed on Town Meeting warrants for consideration. Several larger or more complex projects were tabled for additional information (see separate article).
