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Lakeville planning board reviews revised stormwater management bylaw, plans spring town‑meeting submission
Summary
At its Oct. 9 meeting the Town of Lakeville Planning Board reviewed a revised stormwater management bylaw incorporating edits from town counsel and technical consultants, agreed to several drafting changes and to prepare a clean draft for submission as a placeholder for the spring town meeting; no formal vote to adopt the bylaw was taken.
The Town of Lakeville Planning Board reviewed a revised stormwater management bylaw at its Oct. 9 meeting, discussing edits from town council and technical consultants and agreeing to finalize a clean draft for submission as a placeholder for the spring 2026 town meeting.
Board members and staff focused on drafting and procedural issues rather than adopting the bylaw at the meeting. Town counsel’s reviewer, Greg Corbeau, recommended moving some provisions — specifically the material listed in sections 7 and 8 — out of the bylaw and into accompanying rules and regulations so those items (including a fee schedule) can be updated through a public hearing process rather than requiring a town‑meeting vote.
The change would let the stormwater authority and administration update technical rules and fees through the regulations process instead of repeating a full bylaw adoption each time, the board said.
Members discussed a number of drafting clarifications requested during review:…
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