Letter to the Editor: Reelect Dretler for Select Board
Laurie Eliason
I am writing to endorse Janie Dretler for the Sudbury Select Board. Janie encompasses all the qualities I want in the leader of Sudbury: hard-working, research-oriented, measured, collaborative and authentic.
During the past three years with Janie on the board there has been tremendous progress on important issues in Sudbury. She paved the way for changing the name from Board of Selectmen to the gender neutral Select Board. She has prioritized policy review, early in her tenure championing for the Massachusetts Department of Revenue Division of Local Services review of our financial policies, which led to a dedicated financial policies subcommittee. She continues to advance other policy updates in her role as chair. She has served on the Town Master Plan Steering Committee, and therefore has a clear understanding of Sudbury’s long-term goals and rationale. Lastly, two critical criteria for me: she has been a powerful and effective advocate for the advancement of the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail and for the Fairbank Community Center.