The Select Board is seeking interested parties to draft Pro and Con arguments for the following proposed December 16, 2025 Special Town Election Ballot Questions: <\/p>\n
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HAYNES ELEMENTARY ROOF REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Shall the Town of Sudbury be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two-and-one-half, so called, the amounts required to pay for the bonds issued in order to pay costs of the replacement and repair of the Josiah Haynes Elementary School roof system located at 169 Haynes Road, Sudbury, MA 01776, including the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto?<\/p>\n Yes _____ No ______<\/p>\n <\/p>\n SUMMARY: Article 1 of the 2025 Special Town Meeting proposes a $7,821,563 appropriation contingent on a Proposition 2 \u00bd debt exclusion for the replacement and repair of the Haynes Elementary School Roof. It is estimated that the tax impact on the 2025 average home valuation of $1,121,972 <\/span>will be $60 per year over the next 20 years. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A \u201cyes\u201d vote on this question, and appropriation at the December 1, 2025 Special Town Meeting of the full amount requested by the Sudbury Public Schools, will increase the amount of money the Town may raise by taxation by $7,821,563 and result in a temporary increase in the levy limit. The Town anticipates a 41.32% reimbursement of eligible project costs through the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA).<\/p>\n A \u201cno\u201d vote on this question means that the levy limit will not be increased at this time and the Town will not be able to raise the additional funds requested for the Haynes Elementary Roof. As a result, the project will not be able to proceed at this time. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n NIXON ELEMENTARY ROOF REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Shall the Town of Sudbury be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two-and-one-half, so called, the amounts required to pay for the bonds issued in order to pay costs of the replacement and repair of the General John Nixon Elementary Roof system located at 472 Concord Road, Sudbury, MA 01776 , including the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto?<\/p>\n Yes _____ No ______<\/p>\n <\/p>\n SUMMARY: Article 2 of the 2025 Special Town Meeting proposes a $4,064,845 appropriation contingent on a Proposition 2 \u00bd debt exclusion for the replacement and repair of the Nixon Elementary School Roof. It is estimated that the tax impact on the 2025 average home valuation of $1,121,972 will be $30 per year over the next 20 years. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A \u201cyes\u201d vote on this question, and appropriation at the December 1, 2025 Special Town Meeting of the full amount requested by the Sudbury Public Schools, will increase the amount of money the Town may raise by taxation by $4,064,845 <\/span>and result in a temporary increase in the levy limit. The Town anticipates a 41.32% reimbursement of eligible project costs through the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA).<\/p>\n A \u201cno\u201d vote on this question means that the levy limit will not be increased at this time and the Town will not be able to raise the additional funds requested for the Nixon Elementary Roof. As a result, the project will not be able to proceed at this time. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Those wishing to provide the Pro or Con Arguments for the above Ballot Questions for the 2025 Special Town Election make two submittals:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Selected Pro\/Con authors are required to provide FINAL WORDING of their Pro\/Con argument to sbadmin@sudbury.ma.us<\/a> by 12PM on Thursday, November 6, 2025.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Details regarding Pro\/Con argument solicitation can be found in the Select Board Ballot Question Policy<\/a>. Please contact the Select Board’s Office with any questions at 978-639-3381 or sbadmin@sudbury.ma.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Select Board is seeking interested parties to draft Pro and Con Arguments for the December 16, 2025 Special Town Election Warrant. Read full articleQuestion 2
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