Position on Town Government

Sudbury's system of three Selectman and Town Manager.
Unfavorable: A review of the government structure is due. In fairness to the many selectmen who have served and the long hours and evenings spent with numerous committees, groups and agencies, it may be advisable to shift some of the work activity to more modern and efficient meeting formats, including electronic communications and fewer late night meetings.

The role of the town manager has been controversial as of late. The town manager reports to the selectmen, but holds significant political and budgetary power. The transparency and accountability of this office, and the complexity of information reported on by this office, has been called into question.

The town's methods relating to new projects such as a new police station.
Unfavorable. Alarm bells went off at the last special town meeting, when it was learned that the same architect that proposed the $40 million public safety building, was still being paid to pare down its original plan. Adjacent Wayland has a new half-empty building at the intersection of routes 27 and 20. Sudbury residents should be aware of the scale and expense of such a facility and base our own plans on actual needs.