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Lakeville authorizes selectmen to convey old police station; town to issue RFP for sale
Summary
Voters transferred custody of the current police station property to the Board of Selectmen, authorizing conveyance on terms the board deems in the town's best interest. The article passed by two‑thirds vote following a count.
Town Meeting voted to transfer care, custody and control of the parcel containing the current police station at 296 Bedford Street (Assessors Map 058 Block 001 Lot 014; deed recorded at the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds) to the Board of Selectmen for general municipal purposes and conveyance. The article authorizes the selectmen to execute all instruments necessary to effect a sale or other transfer on terms the board deems in the town’s best interest.
Selectmen explained the article is intended to allow the town to issue a request for proposals (RFP) and otherwise move forward with disposition of the current police station property once the new station is completed. Resident Bob Marshall asked whether the property might serve as meeting space for town boards; selectmen and the town’s inspection official said the station’s condition and layout made rehabilitation or reuse undesirable in the selectmen’s view. Building Commissioner Nathan (Nate) Dowling and others said the property would be disposed by the procedures authorized under the vote.
Because the article required a two‑thirds vote, the moderator ordered a counted vote. Tellers reported tallies and the moderator declared the article passed by a two‑thirds count.
