Sudbury Housing Trust approves $6,000 emergency heating grant for low-income household

Housing Trust · Meeting of May 14, 2026

Sudbury Housing Trust approves $6,000 emergency heating grant as repair costs climb. The board unanimously awarded the maximum small grant to a household of residents ages 89, 65 and 26 whose boiler failure left them without heat for weeks, with total repair costs topping $14,000. Housing specialist Ryan said the family covered the balance through family loans, the town social worker's office and St.

Vincent de Paul. Member Jeff Levine questioned the lack of a second bid; staff cited the emergency. Member Kay Bell noted the cap was reduced from $7,500 to $6,000 in prior years and said "it just keeps going up." The trust also ratified March transactions showing a $1.54 million cash balance, and members Cynthia Howe and John Reardon announced their departures at month's end.

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Source: the Housing Trust meeting of May 14, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.