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Lakeville zoning change to reclassify parcels fails after protracted debate; 58–39 vote misses two-thirds threshold
Summary
A motion to rezone multiple parcels along Route 18/79 from a residential classification to a business-related district was defeated after extended discussion and an ultimately counted vote of 58 in favor and 39 opposed; the measure required a two-thirds majority and failed.
A proposed zoning bylaw amendment to reclassify up to 31 parcels (Article 24 on the warrant) from residential park to business or development-oriented districts failed at the Town of Lakeville annual meeting on June 10, 2013 after extended debate and an official counted vote. Moderator Norm Norrell announced the final tally as 58 in favor and 39 opposed, short of the two-thirds majority required for the zoning change.
The article was introduced as a broad rezoning intended, proponents said, to concentrate business uses along Route 18 and to regularize parcels where commercial activity already exists. Planning Board Chair Mister Merrick told the meeting the planning board had held hearings and voted in…
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