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Special Town Meeting (opening):
- Article 1 (Special): Appropriate $83,451 for transfer-station capital items (compact equipment $32,000; LED lights $12,000; facility repairs $39,451). Finance Committee recommended approval. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Article 2 (Special): Pay unpaid prior-year bills totaling $10,767.82. Finance Committee recommended approval. Outcome: approved; counted vote recorded 97–1 in favor.

Annual Town Meeting highlights (selected articles):
- Article 1 (Annual): FY2026 general fund budget/raise and appropriate $39,013,519 (see separate coverage). Finance Committee recommended approval. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Article 2 (Annual Parks): Appropriate $313,550 for Parks enterprise fund ($20,000 from park retained earnings; $293,550 from estimated park receipts). Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Article 3 (Annual): Appropriate $490,000 for capital improvements (library roof $250,000; heating controls $40,000; cab & chassis $200,000). Finance Committee recommended approval. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Article 4 (Annual): Appropriate $573,000 for assorted capital items including website upgrade $30,000; police vehicle replacement $128,000; ladder-truck lease payment $175,000; roadway improvements $100,000; Ted Williams Camp roof $15,000. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Article 5: Transfer $100,000 from free cash to the OPEB trust. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Article 6: Reserve Community Preservation Fund annual revenues per CPC recommendations. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Article 7: Appropriate $10,000 from the Community Preservation historic reserve for gravestone repairs at Thompson Hill Cemetery. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Article 8: Transfer $25,000 from free cash for accrued contractual compensated absences. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Article 9: Amend General Bylaw chapter 2-51 (vehicles) to add enforcement language. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Article 10: Accept provisions of MGL chapter 200A, section 9A. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Articles 11–12: Accept and confirm layout and alteration of layouts for specified public ways (Route 79-related work); Articles passed, requiring two-thirds votes, and were approved (reported unanimous by voice/vote count when called).
- Article 13: Minor ADU amendment to zoning bylaw (follow-up to prior fall action). Outcome: passed unanimously.
- Article 14: Motion to delete zoning section 270-7.8 — motion to postpone indefinitely carried.
- Article 15: Site-plan review bylaw amendment — Planning Board recommended; passed (two-thirds vote required and achieved).
- Article 16: Amend General Bylaw chapter 15 (Finance Committee) to change election timing and allow Finance Committee participation in economic development committee. Outcome: approved by majority vote.

All items listed above were recorded in the meeting transcript; where the transcript recorded a counted vote, that tally is noted (Special Article 2: 97–1). For many warrant items the meeting used voice or card votes and the transcript records the motion as having passed without a numerical tally.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lakeville Special & Annual Town Meetings, 6-9-25","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of motions, funding amounts and outcomes from the May 19 special and annual town meetings in Lakeville, including vote tallies when recorded.","taxTitle","Town of Lakeville, Plymouth County, Massachusetts","taxId",58187,"location","Massachusetts","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6526460,"Planning board-backed site-plan and ADU changes pass; deletion of one zoning section postponed",257,3829000,4086000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3795982-3c6cf8c752d69981cab5decdcf255d52&start=3829&end=4086","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3795982-3c6cf8c752d69981cab5decdcf255d52/thumbnail_3829000.jpg","/articles/6526460/Massachusetts/Planning-board-backed-site-plan-and-ADU-changes-pass-deletion-of-one-zoning-section-postponed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6526460-fd7dd190f9b8d57af44f25beb0941f25/orig.mp4?Expires=1771158888&Signature=G0L4v-Ugnlfr8Gtr2rN31qQENTExunVeQdScBBi8k4L4lGP1mQgTuZ20Gw3XoH~6iDBQ20mmkwwrxXO95EBBPCAtsAvtYh9OQ9Ooq7Hm7VTObJWdyoWZD7kGQVbzekRg-5VBq4zZVTtyc7XLlreEv7KaTdQzH~8HvU0~yupnSQvZtS2dQDKIbf~O4Duq1ZCcZkN3eE~Izg1kpkOvlgVHEv2UDeFWTifRoZRaKvtojjBFZvtX3qSeFnyQkrSmvaLaRJTP8JiMRPNUPfsE0TTRoRcIRRwSlU6eo~WNxFzXdBv0FpHP6DKCB5ZLpZX6DfkMfHiLjazgbHn1iI-6p48bSA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Voters approved revisions to the town zoning bylaws addressing site-plan review and accessory dwelling-unit (ADU) language, while the motion to delete an additional zoning section was postponed indefinitely.

The site-plan review amendment (Article 15) clarifies triggers for site-plan review, asks applicants to state proposed uses upfront so parking can be evaluated against the stated use, and refines exclusions and procedural language. Miss McEachern, presenting the article on behalf of planning staff and the Planning Board, said the changes were drafted with prior town planning assistance and that the Planning Board voted to recommend the article. Town counsel Greg Corbeau clarified that the existing bylaw already requires site-plan review for any change in use of a commercial building and that this amendment adjusts particulars rather than changing that trigger. The article passed by the required two-thirds vote.

Separately, an article to delete Section 270-7.8 of the zoning bylaw was moved to postpone indefinitely after the presenter said additional references to the item appeared in other sections that had not been reviewed by the Planning Board. The motion to postpone indefinitely carried by a majority vote.

A separate minor ADU amendment (Article 13) — a follow-up to previously approved ADU language from the fall — also passed unanimously; the presenter said the language aligns Lakeville's document with recent state changes and clarifies definitions.

Speakers during discussion included planning-board representatives, Town Counsel Greg Corbeau, residents asking about restrictive covenants and future changes in use, and Planning Board members. Corbeau noted that private deed restrictions remain enforceable even if zoning changes. The planning-board-backed site-plan changes were framed as tightening review and clarifying requirements so that parking and use are clearly established during initial review.","Town meeting approved amendments to site-plan review and accessory dwelling unit zoning language; a proposed deletion of a zoning section was postponed indefinitely after the planning board identified additional cross-references needing review.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6526462,"Town OKs library roof, vehicle replacements, website upgrade and road work in capital articles",203,2398000,2601000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3795982-3c6cf8c752d69981cab5decdcf255d52&start=2398&end=2601","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3795982-3c6cf8c752d69981cab5decdcf255d52/thumbnail_2398000.jpg","/articles/6526462/Massachusetts/Town-OKs-library-roof-vehicle-replacements-website-upgrade-and-road-work-in-capital-articles","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6526462-e0d4323ea8cdfbb50ffe58568a83bffc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771158888&Signature=CshgQ2hRp~lDe-YisCSD5FS88fDMjqMe~8gKV9dctHzmTkbalJTKFUuF0Cy3o6xbdLjzHHGs2GGWTVUWw0nepFksD-e35lGq-I~kpcQkCSKevy8tBpm2s0QIie1lYxUU3ZH-MkoCD6uwBbYzE7J9MCg01DPXZg6nCDhXkkMcPRoXI3WoRRwOCLsaap1xZ~QCRljVzusKViitgA5hctyrubY8x67ehURBKmNv0TLjXsJGcr1GPeSHQfaJ2LCA5DHZWA2sguFaW4Bmhu-F5Eebb9xnKd-ZbxDVQkvNEv2db756239EeXBSl3SIlt-akkDaGKQb9JQCtkYQAbwK2Gzxxw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Voters at the Lakeville town meeting approved multiple capital- and enterprise-fund articles authorizing transfers and appropriations for building repairs, equipment and operating capital.

Article 3 authorized $490,000 in transfers from the capital stabilization fund, including $250,000 for a library roof replacement, $40,000 for library heating-system controls and $200,000 for a cab-and-chassis with dump and salt equipment for town use. The motion was presented and recommended by the Finance Committee and passed by majority voice vote.

Article 4 authorized $573,000 for assorted capital improvements: $50,000 for MS4 engineering, $30,000 for a full website replacement, $50,000 for operating capital, $128,000 for police vehicle replacement (two vehicles with equipment), $175,000 for the annual ladder-truck lease payment, $100,000 for roadway improvements, $25,000 for bud permit material removal, and $15,000 for a new roof at the Ted Williams Camp Park Office. The Finance Committee recommended approval and the motion passed by voice vote.

Article 2 (annual) established a Park Department enterprise fund appropriation of $313,550, of which $20,000 was transferred from park retained earnings and $293,550 is to be raised from estimated park receipts. Town counsel clarified that \"parks department\" and \"Parks Commission\" would be treated interchangeably for the purposes of the article; the motion passed by voice vote.

During discussion of the library roof, town staff said the $250,000 figure is a good-faith estimate based on an initial quote and that formal bids (an invitation for bids) would follow appropriation. Town Administrator Andrew Soukforth said the town typically obtains 1 initial quote for a planning estimate and then seeks formal bids after appropriation.

On roads, Superintendent of Streets Franklin Moniz described the pavement-management approach and the specific streets planned for the coming year, saying the town completed eight roads this year and that planned work will include Holland Road, Staple Shoals Road and Colling Drive. On the police vehicle item, Select Board member Maureen Candido said the replacement covers two police vehicles and their standard equipment. On the ladder-truck lease, Candido said: \"It was a 10 year lease instituted about 2 years ago, so we're 2 years into a 10 year lease. It's $175,000 a year, and at the end of that time, we do own the vehicle.\" The articles passed.","Town meeting approved multiple capital transfer articles totaling several hundred thousand dollars to fund a library roof estimate, police vehicle replacements, a website upgrade, road projects and other capital needs; questions focused on bidding, project scope and a ladder-truck lease.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6526464,"Lakeville approves $39.0 million fiscal 2026 general fund budget",629,1367000,1996000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3795982-3c6cf8c752d69981cab5decdcf255d52&start=1367&end=1996","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3795982-3c6cf8c752d69981cab5decdcf255d52/thumbnail_1367000.jpg","/articles/6526464/Massachusetts/Lakeville-approves-390-million-fiscal-2026-general-fund-budget","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6526464-bcc25ba05cadd6dedcc3dd8c76f9b9e6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771158888&Signature=NLf9ErwYsaIp3ziAXC3Vph94KZZJXkdLvrEa1IZUPXTMM92ZPqjAn0reFREhmUS~bM1hzQ4iTmdPMAyGIfe7Pw3VtGIKDcCFaswIL4wWhqR~NmkLLa5K7-5XKEiT1qZB14rgBrTsYWcKuF0PDEkJ02rM0NCQKk13wq3naBmFBQQDDthJvAucMQsh5K03W4ZYQc3GqDLvBmsO0OQYvHUBDD3M-P6AfSgObI3zTgOrhLC8KqS4h1vHypIa23ZzsA9J99L1uR5DUr6Q-PyypdYQ7m-HQYX4ZL1ZFnjWaLNYmSKryapfvww0NQn3zM11xNmvkNTQT601dqpBv1WJNfXRTg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town of Lakeville on May 19 approved its fiscal 2026 general fund budget, voting to determine elected-officer salaries and to raise and appropriate $39,013,519 for the year running July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.

The motion, presented as Article 1 of the annual warrant, was introduced by a member of the meeting and read alongside a supplemental budget document entitled \"Supplemental Information FY 2026, Town of Lakeville general fund operating budget detail.\" Darren Beals, chair of the Finance Committee, recommended approval; the motion then passed by voice vote.

The approved document, read aloud at the meeting, lists total general-fund spending of $37,478,507 and, when combined with other items, the $39,013,519 total cited in the motion. Major line items read by Beals included a $17.29 million operating assessment for the Freetown-Lakeville school district (transportation $352,429), $5.28 million for public safety, $4.67 million in fixed costs (including $2.47 million in group insurance and $1.80 million for Plymouth County retirement), and $948,062 in debt service.

During discussion, resident Noel Rillo asked about the human-resources salary line. Town accountant Mike Ellis provided a breakdown, saying: \"The breakdown is $97,920 for the director ... and $57,551 for a payroll specialist.\" That explanation resolved the question and the meeting moved to a vote.

The moderator handled procedural questions about reading the budget and held line-item discussions until after Beals finished reading the warrant packet. The Finance Committee recommended approval for the budget.

The budget vote followed the special town meeting and procedural votes that authorized the moderator to determine certain two-thirds and majority calls by voice and by card, subject to immediate challenge and a counted vote if requested.","Town meeting approved the FY2026 general fund budget and related salary determinations, moving a $39,013,519 appropriation forward after limited public questions about human-resources and salaries.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Special and annual town-meeting actions approved by Lakeville voters

Planning board-backed site-plan and ADU changes pass; deletion of one zoning section postponed

Town OKs library roof, vehicle replacements, website upgrade and road work in capital articles

Lakeville approves $39.0 million fiscal 2026 general fund budget