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Lakeville rejects $50,000 to repair town-owned Gathering House
Summary
Voters declined to appropriate $50,000 to repair the Gathering House on town-owned land; finance committee recommended demolition and opposed the appropriation.
Town of Lakeville voters rejected a $50,000 appropriation intended to repair a town-owned residence known as the Gathering House.
The motion sought $50,000 to make necessary repairs to the building on land owned by the town (property described in the warrant and recorded in the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds). The proponent said the house — located between two roads serving the Ted Williams Camp property — has structural problems including an old cement-block foundation, dirt floors, missing windows and a failing roof. The proponent told the meeting the $50,000 might not be sufficient and that demolition could follow if repairs proved inadequate.
The finance committee did not recommend the article and told town meeting it preferred to abide by the parks commission’s recommendation to remove the building. The historical commission submitted a report noting inappropriate prior repairs to the structure, which was read into the record.
Tellers were asked to count for the required two-thirds vote. The floor count showed zero cards in favor when counted; the tellers later reported a final tally of 230 opposed to 2 in favor after the counting process, and the moderator declared the article failed.
