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Lakeville voters approve $4.8 million for water storage tank and pump station
Summary
Town meeting approved a $4.8 million borrowing authorization to build a 500,000-gallon elevated water storage tank and pump station, with financing partly tied to Massachusetts water trust programs and betterment assessments; the vote met the two-thirds legal threshold.
Lakeville residents at town meeting approved a $4,800,000 appropriation to fund construction of an elevated 500,000-gallon water storage tank and a pump station, a proposal supporters said would improve fire protection and economic development in the town’s northern service area.
Supporters said the tank would provide roughly 300,000 gallons of fire protection storage and 200,000 gallons for emergency and peak demand. Engineers and selectmen told the meeting the project would let Lakeville secure wholesale water purchases and add capacity for commercial growth, while the town could use betterments to assess a portion of the project cost to future properties that directly or indirectly benefit.
The selectmen-authorized borrowing may be issued under Chapter 44, Section 8(4) of the Massachusetts General Laws or through the Massachusetts Water Pollution…
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