The Town of Lakeville Open Space Committee voted to approve updates to its conservation-restriction list at a meeting on Sept. 4 at the Lakeville Senior Center.

Committee member Joan researched assessor and program records and presented corrections to the committee's list of protected properties, including clarifications about Chapter 61 enrollments, Agricultural Preservation Restrictions (APRs) and which parcels have perpetuity protections. Committee members moved, seconded and voted unanimously to accept those changes.

Joan reported she reviewed assessor records and found some parcels listed as Chapter 61 land without the expected expiration dates or conservation restrictions indicated on the town lists. She identified at least two Wildlands Trust parcels and one APR (the Roach Farm / “Wilkie Shovel” APR as recorded) that were not reflected correctly on the conservation list the committee had been using. Members discussed distinctions among Chapter 61 categories: Joan noted Chapter 61A enrollments generally renew on five‑year cycles, Chapter 61B enrollments are annual, and the forestry program (often described as Chapter 61 forestry) typically carries a 10‑year term.

Chair David Zalonis said he would update the committee's conservation‑restriction inventory to incorporate Joan's corrections and circulate the revised list to members. The committee also discussed the requirement from the Select Board to maintain expiration dates on the CR list and agreed to move Chapter 61 entries into the appropriate tracking lists (Chapter 61 vs. the CR/permanent protection list).

Members asked staff to double‑check assessor entries and verify APR/CR mapping where parcels are listed as “chapter land” without visible conservation restrictions. The committee agreed these administrative corrections were necessary to ensure the town receives timely notices tied to Chapter 61 withdrawals and to support any future right‑of‑first‑refusal decisions.

The committee approved the edits to the conservation‑restriction list by voice vote and the chair said he would distribute the revised list to members for review and follow up with any questions.

Next steps: the chair will send the updated CR list to committee members, and the committee will continue cross‑checking assessor records, APR records and Wildlands Trust holdings to ensure the town's protections inventory is accurate.