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Board declines rail trail cash offer

Supporters sought to clear local path

By Jennifer Fenn Lefferts

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  January 22, 2012

The Sudbury Board of Selectmen turned down an offer by the Friends of the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail to donate funds for the preliminary design of a small section of the proposed trail in town. Larry O’Brien, the chairman of the Board of Selectmen, said members appreciate the offer, but think there are too many questions and not enough resources to move forward with the project right now. But O’Brien said that doesn’t mean the board won’t reconsider the offer at a later date.

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