2025 Annual Town Meeting
DATE: MONDAY, MAY 5, 2025
Continuation Dates: Tuesday, May 6; Wednesday, May 7 and Monday, May 12
TIME: 7:30 PM
LOCATION: L-SRHS AUDITORIUM
390 Lincoln Road
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| WARRANT Contains detailed information about all Town Meeting articles. Mailed to all Sudbury households. Available in two formats: 1. Warrant Web Edition with accessible content 2. Warrant Book a .pdf of the hard copy mailed to Sudbury households |
LIVE BROADCAST Town Meeting will be televised on Comcast: Channels 8 & 1074 Verizon: Channels 31 & 2130 SudburyTV Live Stream Click on either the Government or HD Stream |
Accessible van transportation is available. REGISTRATION REQUIRED Call |
TOWN MEETING INFORMATION
- Prepare for Town Meeting
- What’s on the Warrant?
- Making a Presentation
- Van Transportation
- Hearing & Sight Impairments
- Electronic Voting (Voting by Clicker)
- Refreshments
- Absentee Voting – Not available at Town Meeting
- Town Meeting Procedure
- Voter Registration- Due by Friday, April 25, 2025 for this Town Meeting
PREPARE FOR TOWN MEETING
What’s on the Warrant?
Learn more about the issues which will be taken up at Town Meeting.
Town Meeting Articles – Here you will find all of the articles on the Town Meeting warrant. Simply click on an article name for more details.
Making a Presentation
Anyone wishing to present at Town Meeting is asked to complete an on-line Meeting Presentation Form by 5:30PM on the day of the scheduled presentation.
Van Transportation
The Sudbury Connection van service, through the Sudbury Senior Center and MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA), will provide free accessible transportation to and from Town Meeting. If you are a registered rider, please reserve a ride to Sudbury Town Meeting by Thursday, May 1 at 4:00 PM by calling 508-820-4650. If you are not registered as a rider, please contact the Sudbury Senior Center to register at 978-443-3055 and complete an application by Wednesday, April 30 at 4:00 PM. For details, please contact the Senior Center at 978-443-3055 or senior@sudbury.ma.us.
Hearing & Sight Impairments – Accessibility
Those with hearing and vision impairments are encouraged to use the Warrant Web Edition to access content in the Town Meeting Warrant.
On Town Meeting day, those with hearing and vision impairments are encouraged sit in designated areas by the front of the stage. Closed captioning screens will be available, and those who wish to use their phone or device to view the captions may do so at https://sudbury.ma.us/townmeeting/captions.
For more details on Accessibility at Town Meeting, please see Town Meeting Accommodations & Access Information 2025 or read the Additional Access Information 2025 section of the warrant.
Persons requiring an accommodation in order to attend Town Meeting are asked to contact the Sudbury Senior Center at 978-443-3055 or senior@sudbury.ma.us by Tuesday, April 29 at 4PM.
Electronic Voting (Voting by Clicker)
Sudbury voters use a wireless remote clicker to cast their vote at Town Meeting. Please see Electronic Voting at Town Meeting for details.
Click to watch a video introduction to Electronic Voting with Town Manager Andy Sheehan and Town Clerk Beth Klein produced by SudburyTV.
Refreshments
Snacks will be available for sale in the foyer by the auditorium. Proceeds from refreshment sales will go to supporting local scout groups.
BSA Troop 65 – Monday, May 5
Girl Scouts Service Unit – Tuesday, May 6
Thank you to the scouts for making refreshments available!
ABSENTEE VOTING
Please note, there is no remote or absentee voting at Town Meeting. Absentee voting is possible during elections, which use ballots as the voting mechanism. There are no ballots at a Town Meeting as Motions are made on the floor of Town Meeting and may differ from the Article presented in the warrant. Thus, Town Meeting votes must be taken in person.
TOWN MEETING PROCEDURE
Click below, or see the Summary of Basic Town Meeting Procedures at the front of the Town Meeting Warrant to learn more about Town Meeting.
Citizen’s Guide to Town Meetings
Town Meeting Bylaws
VOTER REGISTRATION
A resident must be registered to vote by Friday, April 25, 2025 at 5PM. in order to vote at 2025 Annual Town Meeting. Check your voter registration status.