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Votes at a glance: Lakeville special town meeting outcomes
Summary
Summary of vote outcomes at the Lakeville special town meeting covering Articles 3, 4, 6–9 and other procedural items; several routine acceptances passed, one article withdrawn.
The Town of Lakeville considered a slate of routine and procedural articles at the special town meeting. The following is a concise summary of outcomes reported on the floor.
- Article 3: Accept provisions of Mass. Gen. Laws, chapter 90, sec. 34(2)(a) to receive chapter 90 (state) funds in the amount of $186,593. Finance committee recommended approval; article passed by majority vote.
- Article 4: Authorize borrowing of $120,000 for purchase of a street sweeper for the Highway Department. Finance committee recommended approval; article required a two-thirds vote and the tellers reported passage by more than two-thirds.
- Articles 6–9: Acceptance of newly constructed roads as public ways (Settlers Drive; Hitching Post Road; Trappist Path; Wagon Trail) as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and acquisition of necessary easements. Planning board recommended; all passed by majority vote.
- Article 11: Withdrawn by petitioner (no vote taken).
All items above were presented with the finance or planning board recommendations as noted and were decided at the meeting by either majority or the higher threshold required for borrowing (Article 4).
