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The article was introduced as a broad rezoning intended, proponents said, to concentrate business uses along Route 18 and to regularize parcels where commercial activity already exists. Planning Board Chair Mister Merrick told the meeting the planning board had held hearings and voted in favor of the article; the planning board recommendation appears in the hearing record attached to the warrant.

Opponents and several speakers urged more study. Mister Merrick (planning board chair) and others urged caution and recommended further work to identify appropriate parcel-level uses, and several residents said the change would convert existing residential lots into business-zoned land without sufficient planning for uses such as fast-food restaurants or large commercial footprints. One amendment effort to strike parcels 6 through 31 from the motion was proposed and seconded but failed on the floor. After debate, a motion to end debate (move the question) carried under the rules and the chair ordered a counted vote; the moderator read the result and declared the article failed.

Direct quote from the moderator at the conclusion of the count: \"The final vote is 58 in favor, 39 against. It fails to meet the two-thirds majority. I declare this article fails.\" — Norm Norrell, Moderator.

Why it mattered

Supporters framed the article as cleaning up the zoning map and creating a coherent business corridor where water and infrastructure are present; supporters from the economic development committee said rezoning would help grow the commercial tax base. Opponents, including some planning-board members and neighborhood residents, said the parcel list was too broad, included properties that are effectively residential and urged a more surgical approach that could return to town meeting with targeted, parcel-specific articles.

Next steps

Town counsel and the planning board explained that a zoning article defeated at town meeting cannot be refiled in the identical form for two years unless the planning board permits reconsideration; planning board members indicated an intent to revisit the issue in a more limited form for a future meeting, potentially with more granular parcel-specific proposals.

Ending

Because the article failed, the zoning map remains unchanged. Planning Board Chair Mister Merrick said the board intends to study the parcels further and may present revised, narrower zoning articles at a future meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2013 Lakeville Annual Town Meeting, 6/10/13 ARCHIVE","oneSentenceSummary","A motion to rezone multiple parcels along Route 18/79 from a residential classification to a business-related district was defeated after extended discussion and an ultimately counted vote of 58 in favor and 39 opposed; the measure required a two-thirds majority and failed.","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},6493504,"Lakeville approves FY2014 transfers, salaries and capital articles at annual town meeting",1154,566000,1720000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5555084-ebe9e8441fc2814e271f734283ad460b&start=566&end=1720","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5555084-ebe9e8441fc2814e271f734283ad460b/thumbnail_566000.jpg","/articles/6493504/Massachusetts/Lakeville-approves-FY2014-transfers-salaries-and-capital-articles-at-annual-town-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6493504-ee3cd45df3d7d98de5eee31c9593fb21/orig.mp4?Expires=1770349623&Signature=aRzZdD9c4BCViyUitOrhSukHfJBxNudT1Bl7rx0y7GhTmc2U9ncfkyyZpDQFbDE04HzFkl~MfjFqCt8~Fl5Q~kJTzo~vx1w2PsDvvg2o11b-9cCmjHxZ3RAFts4dnHw0UYPfKEi1YjjmBiRblA2fMB8TRPmAHOYAh~u2paq2XDkauUC-bLdtA8v-hn6GqqG7OCIpl1DrHcd2oZMDGjOCVnnXFiPZEVEKRTQST0OnJ0o5C4d68XqAXrsyBHJuhrPY4doLQ3XDm8ZmOF5HZ7PNyn2atAA1WuoErJLz84m5E6~kEKlBxplirgGmm1yO5UmgQkfpfVtjnLV-lndO2nE2Hw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town of Lakeville on June 10, 2013 approved a series of budget transfers, appropriations and routine measures at its annual town meeting, including the FY2014 operating budget, contributions to regional school districts and several capital items.

The approvals included a package of transfers to cover unanticipated 2013 expenses, an appropriation of $145,207 for elected officials' salaries, debt and operating articles for regional schools, and capital borrowing for vehicles and building repairs. Many articles carried unanimous or majority votes after brief explanation and a finance committee recommendation.

Town Moderator Norm Norrell opened and presided over both the special and annual meetings and identified tellers and town officials. Finance Committee Chair Michael Petruzzo (finance committee) and town accountant Cindy McRae presented or supported multiple articles and the finance committee consistently recommended approval for the items summarized here.

Votes at a glance

- Article (Special) — Reserve and departmental transfers (special town meeting transfers document, 06/10/2013): Transfer and appropriate sums across multiple general-fund and enterprise accounts (reserve fund transfer $73,400; vocational tuition $47,387.26; employee benefits $38,000; conservation wages $22,200; and many smaller line items). Outcome: approved (moderator declared unanimous). Referenced at transcript start ~566–836s.

- Article 1 (Annual) — Raise and appropriate $145,207 to pay salaries of elected officials. Outcome: approved (moderator declared unanimous).

- Article 2 — FY2014 omnibus operating budget: total cited in the motion $7,486,617 with offsets and transfers (free cash transfer $141,444; transfers from multiple enterprise retained earnings; enterprise estimated receipts). Outcome: approved (moderator declared unanimous).

- Article 3 — $200 for county cooperative extension trustees; set town director term at one year (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128 §§41–42). Outcome: approved (unanimous).

- Article 4 — $877,376 to Plymouth County Retirement Association (town’s share). Outcome: approved (unanimous).

- Article 5 — $1,080,015 as the town’s share of Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School operating budget. Outcome: approved (unanimous).

- Article 6 — Establishment of an Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School stabilization fund (no dollars attached this year). Outcome: approved (unanimous).

- Article 7 — $12,106,966 Town share of Lakeville Regional School District FY2014 operating and transportation assessments (includes debt assessments listed in the warrant). Outcome: approved (moderator declared unanimous).

- Articles 8–11 — Vocational tuition, contractual retirement obligations, OPEB trust funding ($50,000, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B §20), and a recertification-of-values item ($18,750): each approved (finance committee recommended and moderator declared unanimous).

- Article 12 — $150,000 appropriated to pay for capital equipment (3 police cruisers, dump truck, brush chipper) funded by using previously borrowed funds that are no longer needed for the police station design (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 44 §20). Outcome: approved (unanimous).

- Article 13 — $253,500 for capital improvements and equipment (network equipment, generator, windows, fire equipment, yard-waste containers); to be financed by borrowing under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 44 §7. Outcome: approved (2/3 vote required; moderator declared unanimous/count not required).

- Articles 14–18 — Acceptance of state apportionments, postponement of one stabilization-transfer article (Article 15 postponed indefinitely), appropriation to the debt service/capital stabilization fund ($80,000), reserve fund addition ($100,000), and a water pollution/septic loan/assistance item ($14,956): all approved per the warrant and finance committee recommendation.

- Article 19 — Revision to the town curb-cut bylaw to require written permits from the board of selectmen (or designee) for driveway openings. Outcome: approved (unanimous).

- Additional routine articles (20–23) — included a temporary moratorium on medical marijuana treatment centers bylaw (Article 20), and other administrative/resolution items; most were carried or postponed as recorded in the minutes.

What the votes mean

Most financial and operating articles carried with finance committee recommendations and little substantive debate; the town moved routine funds and authorized borrowing where noted. The largest single operating item recorded in the warrant was the town’s FY2014 operating totals and school assessments, which the meeting approved by majority or unanimous voice votes.

Ending

Moderator Norm Norrell dissolved the meetings at the close of business. Questions about specific line-item amounts, borrowing authorization language, or timing for capital projects should be directed to the Town Accountant or the Finance Committee as noted in the meeting record.","At its June 10, 2013 annual town meeting, the Town of Lakeville approved a set of routine transfers, the FY2014 budget articles, elected-officials salaries and several capital and reserve appropriations; most measures passed unanimously or by majority vote.","actionData","errors"]

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Lakeville zoning change to reclassify parcels fails after protracted debate; 58–39 vote misses two-thirds threshold

Lakeville approves FY2014 transfers, salaries and capital articles at annual town meeting