Police Station Proposal Passes Ballot, Will Go Before Town Meeting

Sudbury voters passed the first portion of the proposed Sudbury Police Department on Monday. The unofficial results were announced by the Town Clerk just before 9 p.m. on Monday.

According to the unofficial count, 1,675 residents voted "Yes" while 1,284 Sudbury residents voted "No" to exempt the town for proposition two and one-half.

The ballot question was the first part of a two-part process, and it read as followed on Election Day.

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 construct a new Police Department Headquarters and appurtenant structures on Town-owned land adjacent to the existing Fire Headquarters, for site development, purchasing additional equipment, technology, furniture, landscaping, and all expenses connected therewith, including professional, engineering, and architectural services and preparation of plans, specifications and bidding documents, supervision of work, relocation, and borrowing costs and expenses?

With the ballot question having been approved, the process is not yet over for town officials and residents.

In addition to requiring the ballot approval, the police station must be passed by residents at Annual Town Meeting on Monday, May 5.

The project proposal is for a 14,500 square-foot building. It is estimated the project will cost about $7.8 million.

In total 3,146 votes were cast on Monday at the ballot box, representing 26% of the town's 11,929 registered voters.