News
Reported stories built on public records.
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Sudbury’s Recall Bill Gets Its State House Hearing
The Legislature’s Election Laws Committee heard Sudbury’s recall bill July 21. About a dozen residents defended the May vote; a few urged study.
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The School Committee Released the Crozier Executive Session Minutes. The Decision Is Still Redacted.
The School Committee released its executive session minutes from the Crozier separation. The decision is not in them, and the discussion is redacted.
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After Losing at Town Meeting, a Select Board Member Takes the Sewataro Study to the Housing Trust
A $20,000 study of the Camp Sewataro property lost at Town Meeting in May. Select Board member Janie Dretler, who defended it, now sits on the Housing Trust as it presses the property’s future back to the advisory committee.
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Crozier Separation Part Two Adds $102,000. Tonight, the Committee Takes Up the Minutes That Could Say Why – and Starts Paying to Search for His Successor
Part Two of Brad Crozier’s separation adds $102,000 – $153,000 total – released the day the committee meets on the minutes and a paid successor search.
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What’s Happening at Haskell Field: Solar, Turf, and a Master Plan
Turf, bathrooms, a landscape master plan, and a solar canopy that raises Article 97 questions: big plans are taking shape at Haskell Field, with key decisions still ahead.
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Sudbury Interim Superintendent Contract Sets $228,000 Salary for Annette Doyle
Annette Doyle’s interim superintendent contract runs one year at $228,000, and guarantees a return to the assistant superintendent job at $190,962 if she does not become the permanent superintendent.
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Records Raise Questions About School Committee Chair’s Role in Politically Sensitive Request
‘Karyn referenced one email. Can you just send that over?’ Records suggest the School Committee chair separately discussed a politically sensitive records request about a write-in candidate’s family before the district fulfilled it.
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Records Show School Committee Contact With BASEC Before Sudbury Warned Incumbent Provider During RFP
Before the district issued its after-school RFP, records show committee member Betsy Sues in contact with an outside provider about capacity, costs, and facilities, while the incumbent provider drew a cease-and-desist from district counsel.
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Crozier Separation Agreement Included $51,000 Payment and More Than $5,000 in March Legal Fees
The separation agreement gave Superintendent Brad Crozier a $51,000 payment, mutual non-disparagement, and an agreed public statement, and is labeled ‘Part One of Two Part Agreement.’ March invoices show more than $5,000 in related legal time.