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Lakeville approves $150,000 to design new police station; site choice cleared for petition to state
Summary
Town meeting approved borrowing authorization for a $150,000 design appropriation for a new police station and separately approved locating the station on the Precinct Street site shown in a feasibility study by Castle Boos Architects.
Town meeting voted to borrow $150,000 to pay for design and related professional work for a proposed new Lakeville police station and then approved the site recommended by the feasibility committee.
The meeting’s first vote on the borrowing -- the portion of Article 4 that authorized the town treasurer, with selectmen approval, to borrow under Chapter 44 for design costs -- required a two‑thirds majority and passed after a counted vote. The tellers reported 169 in favor and 25 opposed; the moderator declared the measure approved by more than the required two‑thirds.
The second, separate portion of the warrant article asked voters to approve siting the police station on the lot adjacent to the senior center and Federal Municipal Park (referred to in the presentation as the Precinct Street site) and to allow town officials to petition the General Court if state legislation is needed for that location.…
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