Sudbury Holding Special Town Election On Prop 2 1/2 Questions

SUDBURY, MA—Sudbury voters are asked to cast their ballots in a special town election that focuses on three questions related to proposition 2 1/2 exemptions.

The election takes place on Tuesday, June 12, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Voter locations:

Precincts 1, 1A, 2 and 5 - Fairbank Community Center, 40 Fairbank Road
Precincts 3 and 4 - Sudbury Town Hall, 322 Concord Road

Here are the questions:

BALLOT QUESTION NO. 1
Shall the Town of Sudbury be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, socalled, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to purchase and equip rolling stock,
vehicles, and equipment for the Department of Public Works, including all incidental and related
expenses?

SUMMARY: The 2018 Annual Town Meeting has voted its approval of Article 22 for the expenditure of
funds to purchase and equip various vehicles requested by the Director and pertinent to the operations of
the Department of Public Works.

This ballot question seeks to exclude from the Proposition 2 ½ levy limit the principal and interest to pay
for this project. If this debt exclusion receives approval via this ballot, permanent bonding will be
obtained upon completion of the purchases based on actual expenditures.

At the time of warrant signing, the total project cost has not been finalized; however, predicated upon an
estimated total project cost of $860 thousand, impact on the tax rate is: $0.04 per $1,000 assessed value at
the highest point of the bonding period (based upon a 5-year bond at 3.0%). For example, the tax impact
on the 2018 average home value of $726,926 is estimated at $32 in the first year of debt service, and
would decline approximately $1/year during the bonding period.

BALLOT QUESTION NO. 2
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 bond issued in order to construct, reconstruct, or make
extraordinary repairs to replace the underground fuel storage and management systems at the DPW
Facility located at 275 Old Lancaster Road, including all incidental and related expenses?

SUMMARY: The 2018 Annual Town Meeting has voted its approval of Article 23 for the expenditure of
funds to replace the underground fuel storage and management systems at the DPW as requested by the
Director. This ballot question seeks to exclude from the Proposition 2 ½ levy limit the principal and interest to pay for this project. If this debt exclusion receives approval via this ballot, permanent bonding will be
obtained upon completion of the purchases based on actual expenditures.

BALLOT QUESTION NO. 3
Shall the Town of Sudbury be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, socalled, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to repair the Stearns Mill Pond Dam in
order to stabilize the dam and correct the safety deficiencies identified by the State, including design,
permit and engineering fees therefor, and to fund the design and construction to replace the Dutton Road
bridge downstream of the dam and over Hop Brook, including all incidental and related expenses?

SUMMARY: The 2018 Annual Town Meeting has voted its approval of Article 24 for the expenditure of
funds to design and repair of the Stearns Mill Pond Dam and to design and construct the replacement of
the Dutton Road Bridge. This ballot question seeks to exclude from the Proposition 2 ½ levy limit the principal and interest to pay for this project. If this debt exclusion receives approval via this ballot, permanent bonding will be obtained upon completion of the purchases based on actual expenditures.

Read more about the questions, including arguments for and against them, here.

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