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The planning board urged adoption, warning that failure to approve the overlay would prevent residents in identified flood-hazard areas from purchasing flood insurance and could disqualify properties from federal disaster assistance or federally insured mortgages. A planning-board representative said: \"No resident will be able to purchase flood insurance policy...No federal disaster assistance may be provided to repair insurable buildings located in the identified flood hazard areas.\"

Several residents asked about the map date and timing; planning and zoning officials said the maps and supporting documentation had been reviewed in advance and must be accepted before the FEMA effective date. The planning board and finance committee recommended unanimous approval. The vote required a two-thirds threshold and was carried; town staff were instructed to file the adopted bylaw and maps with the town clerk and take necessary steps to notify affected property owners.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2015 Lakeville Annual Town Meeting, 6/15/15 ARCHIVE","oneSentenceSummary","At the annual meeting voters adopted a Floodplain Protection District overlay tied to FEMA's updated FIRM and the Plymouth County FIS (effective 07/16/2015) to maintain residents' eligibility for flood insurance and federal disaster aid.","taxTitle","Town of Lakeville, Plymouth County, Massachusetts","taxId",58187,"location","Massachusetts","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":42,"_43":78,"_45":78,"_46":79,"_48":80,"_50":81,"_52":82,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":83,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":84,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6789609,"Lakeville approves $774,400 capital package after debate over $300,000 police station roof",5006854,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5555085-d5fd6a2528e1b02d51983843160af0df&start=5006&end=5006","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5555085-d5fd6a2528e1b02d51983843160af0df/thumbnail_5006854.jpg","/articles/6789609/Massachusetts/Lakeville-approves-774400-capital-package-after-debate-over-300000-police-station-roof","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6789609-f212db9f339bce1394d6d2c2b2ca82ad/orig.mp4?Expires=1770855170&Signature=cSfUnXX1fF2J8k8mSrAdf-BKgxv83R2ZQ~nR6gBuY9msX5f8GgQA3wqyfz--f5Edt8SomXgFTb421zlWQKfoF3b18kijbVPc~cEP33KoWiSio1ckOniEtg5-Hh7z2-WldQ3QfODW-Y2cMwbL2uocSYkevd2HURCNT0Fj1iy9G~gRprrOFlTyx6pdfP4Z0XxoevId6ktjvqeQjz1RgEPaoX57oyrves7qNEoXXk9ppeJgJ51ehOomqkRkiASkHzbuansUJZfp-VeF0VoDMrDmrrSXPm2rUK3qy9fmwkfyhlx9sWnv1ksqeuq26gBgW0Z7-LNDIkxaOg04ur1-upvAmQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lakeville voters on June 15 approved a $774,400 capital-improvements article that included $300,000 for a police station roof replacement after a focused debate about safety and long-term cost.

The capital package — presented and recommended, with some reservations, by the finance committee — also funded two police cruisers, radar units, body cameras and booking camera, fire department defibrillators and rescue tools, repairs to the highway salt shed, technology updates and repaving of the Ted Williams Camp driveway.

Nathan Dowling, the town building commissioner, told the meeting the police station roof includes three different rooftop assemblies that must be removed and rebuilt. \"It's 3 different rooftop assemblies that need to be torn off and right down to bare bones and rebuilt. We have a structural analysis...It's been deemed unsafe, so we have to do it,\" he said.

Several residents questioned whether investing $300,000 in repairs is wise when a new police station could cost millions; others said the current roof presented immediate safety and liability concerns for staff. Officials said planning and an outright replacement would cost substantially more — \"a typical police station...is in the area of $7 to $9 million\" — and no replacement proposal was on the warrant.

Because the appropriation potentially draws on stabilization funds and debt-authorizing actions, the vote required a two-thirds threshold; tellers counted and the moderator declared the article passed by the required margin. The selectmen and relevant departments are expected to scope work and return with procurement and contracting details.","Voters approved a $774,400 capital package including a $300,000 police station roof replacement after building officials described structural problems and residents debated short-term repair versus building replacement.",{"_33":86,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":87,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":44,"_46":47,"_48":49,"_50":88,"_52":89,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":90,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":91,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6789613,"Lakeville approves budget, multiple appropriations and procedural articles at June town meeting","/articles/6789613/Massachusetts/Lakeville-approves-budget-multiple-appropriations-and-procedural-articles-at-June-town-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6789613-721f61c8d7344219843e466c2d34d967/orig.mp4?Expires=1770855170&Signature=AZollDNVZmyaSv~boD9TeXPjFvIdR2QDiCTMw-DfNIaC7gnMAXppL8XOBcEwSpIAj-lvE11p-avzyqFn3zcg0z9U5WU31DZR4~AMYWcassJhdAsktl7obkJS8BbQO-NVKk0qxy3ZjAEKDOzD~pb7SrY-NFMAlE1BEKdUVXmrPqq0cchNZUganegZd3zJoeHBV8ih6nYyrdfAcEqfBQ0wRnPLxQ1ES7y2tABdj7fBfCwsLXYWW1tuZlnetsCTb5Q56eowtw2g5XuTqeWuFk-M3Uq1zO7D3BHOVGwkuFTR21wRpUPk2DmnrVx-Iotq0I8C-1Hh4zq2UlAJbAJYOgCjMA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lakeville voters on June 15 approved a slate of budget and administrative articles that together set the town's operating and capital priorities for fiscal 2016.

At a special town meeting earlier in the evening, the town approved Article 1, a set of transfers and appropriations to cover unanticipated fiscal-year 2015 costs including the snow-and-ice deficit. The vote required a two-thirds margin and was carried after a hand count. The meeting also postponed Article 2 indefinitely (regional transportation reimbursement) and approved the town's petition changes to permit disposal of certain parcels and related telecommunication uses to the City of Taunton.

During the annual town meeting, Article 1 appropriated $150,821 to pay elected-official stipends and salaries, and Article 2 established general-government and enterprise totals after a brief amendment that removed a $71,667 transfer from the Debt Service Capital Projects Stabilization Fund to be handled separately. Finance committee members recommended approval of the budgets, and the amended Article 2 passed.

The meeting approved municipal support for cooperative extension programming (Article 3), the town’s share of the Plymouth County Retirement assessment (Article 4), Lakeville’s share for Old Colony Regional Vocational High School (Article 5) and the Freetown-Lakeville Regional School District assessment after the board adopted an amendment based on updated state transportation reimbursement figures (Article 6). The superintendent and finance director addressed the amendment, which passed unanimously.

Other actions included appropriations for other municipal personnel and departmental budgets, a $50,000 transfer into the town’s OPEB trust (Article 9), a $17,000 appropriation for a mandatory triennial property recertification (Article 10, amended to remove a transfer clause), a $71,677 transfer to cover a lease payment for town IT equipment (Article 11, two-thirds vote), and multiple smaller appropriations and postponements per the warrant.

Votes were routinely taken by voice or card count; many articles passed unanimously with finance committee endorsement. The moderator announced outcomes and provided procedural directions at each step.","Voters at Lakeville's June 15, 2015 special and annual town meetings approved a package of transfers, operating and enterprise budgets, school assessments and a capital program after limited debate; several items were amended before final passage.","actionData","errors"]

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Lakeville adopts FEMA-based Floodplain Protection District to preserve flood-insurance eligibility

Lakeville approves $774,400 capital package after debate over $300,000 police station roof

Lakeville approves budget, multiple appropriations and procedural articles at June town meeting