Lakeville adopts FY2010 budget and sends two override options to July ballot after heated debate over school cuts

Lakeville — The town meeting on June 15, 2009 approved the town’s fiscal 2010 operating budget and authorized two contingent override schedules that will be placed on the July 18 ballot for voter decision.

Budget and overrides: The main Article 2 motion set the non‑contingent FY2010 appropriation (read aloud at the meeting) and also specified two contingent override packages — $1,000,000 and $1,700,000 — that would be apportioned only if voters approve the relevant Proposition 2½ override questions at the July special election. The finance committee recommended approval of the non‑contingent budget and the $1,000,000 override but not the $1,700,000 option; the selectmen left both options on the ballot so residents could decide. The moderator declared Article 2 passed by the required two‑thirds majority after teller counting (final count reported as 477 in favor, 5 opposed).

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