The Town of Lakeville Community Preservation Committee scheduled its annual public hearing on the Community Preservation Plan for Feb. 20, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the Lakeville Police Station and agreed on a multi-channel publicity plan intended to maximize public participation.

Committee members discussed posting timelines and agreed to contact the local newspaper the week of Feb. 3–7 so a notice could run the week of Feb. 13. The committee also identified the town website (banner and events calendar), the town newsletter, the town's Facebook page and other social media, the electronic email-blast subscription, and the physical town bulletin boards — including the old Town Hall board and the community sign — as distribution channels. Members asked Tracy (town staff) to post the official meeting posting and to put a consistent notice on the public sign and bulletin boards.

The committee favored offering a hybrid meeting (in-person at the police station with Zoom) and asked staff to confirm technical arrangements with Jose. Members discussed a slideshow of completed and ongoing CPA projects (doors, cupola work, John Pond Park) to display in the meeting room and to share via Zoom; they agreed to assemble a set of 10–20 printed handouts for people who attend in person and to post links for remote attendees. Committee members volunteered roles: Sue to work with the newspaper notice and posting draft; Nancy and others to compile photos and handouts; Robert to assemble the slideshow; and Tracy and Lacey to coordinate website and newsletter placements. The committee discussed logistics including HDMI/projector hookups, file formats and using a separate laptop for the slideshow so the Zoom host computer is not overloaded.

Members also discussed how to guide members of the public who have project ideas, agreeing to provide clear direction at the hearing: attendees should bring project ideas and, where applicable, seek sponsorship from committees or nonprofit organizations (for example, conservation, historical commission, or recreation) when projects require institutional sponsorship under CPA rules. The committee emphasized that it will gather input at the hearing and can follow up with more detailed guidance after consulting town staff or the statewide CPA coalition when needed.

The committee voted to advertise the hearing and to present a display/slideshow of completed and ongoing CPA projects during the meeting.