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Lakeville special town meeting approves multiple budget transfers, zoning changes and road acceptances
Summary
Voters at a Lakeville special town meeting approved a package of budget transfers and miscellaneous measures, passed several zoning and land-acceptance items, and rejected a proposed change to the town meeting quorum.
Registered voters at a Town of Lakeville special town meeting approved a series of budget transfers, municipal housekeeping items, zoning map changes and three road acceptances, and rejected a proposed bylaw change to lower the town meeting quorum.
The warrant items voted included collective-bargaining agreements and salary increases, transfers to stabilization and capital accounts, rescissions of unissued bond authorizations, a $1 million borrowing authorization for a community septic loan program, two zoning amendments and three new townway acceptances. Town Moderator Norman Orrell declared several votes unanimous and several others passed by majority or the two-thirds thresholds required by law.
Why it matters: the votes commit town funds to infrastructure and long-term liabilities, change zoning for a small neighborhood on Stapleshore Road, and authorize long-term financing for septic repairs that the Board of Health said is needed for…
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