Politics & Government

DISCUSSION: Bigger Concern — Board of Selectmen or Sudbury Public Schools?

What do you think is the bigger issue facing Sudbury residents today?

Just when you thought things were settling down ...

Back in May the Town of Sudbury was rocked by two major stories:

  • Lavender ... and everything associated with that night

and

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The dust began to settle toward the end of the summer for these two hot topics, but now it's starting to come back in a different forms.

For Lavender, it's transformed into the town's drive to increase the Board of Selectmen to five members ... something that was voted for at Special Town Meeting, and is currently going through state legislation.

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For Janice Donahue, it's morphed into Peter Fardig, who was abruptly put on paid leave, faced a 51A report, and "resigned" almost as quickly as the story was first announced. Parents again are frustrated over a lack of information from both Superintendent Anne Wilson, who would only say in a letter to parents that the "allegations do not involve any threatened harm to students," and the rest of the school committee.

So, between these two new topics, which is of more concern for you?

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