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Lakeville committee names liaison for Thompson Hill gravestone repairs, schedules housing briefing with MassHousing
Summary
The Town of Lakeville Community Preservation Committee assigned a project liaison for approved gravestone repairs at Thompson Hill Cemetery, agreed to skip its July meeting, approved May minutes and invited MassHousing and a SERPed representative to an August discussion about using a town housing trust in place of a housing authority.
The Town of Lakeville Community Preservation Committee on June 18 assigned a project liaison for previously approved gravestone repairs at Thompson Hill Cemetery, agreed to forego its July meeting, approved May minutes and invited representatives from MassHousing and SERPed to its August meeting to discuss housing options tied to Community Preservation Act funds.
Committee members selected Catherine (last name not specified), a committee member, to serve as the liaison for the municipal project memorandum of understanding that covers the cemetery gravestone repairs. Committee members said the MOU in the meeting packet was complete except for the liaison’s name and contact information; those contact details were not recorded in the transcript. The liaison assignment will be forwarded to Joan for processing and can be reassigned later if Nancy LeFebvre is able to serve.
The committee also discussed housing policy and funding. Shelly Goering of MassHousing and Taylor (last name not specified) of SERPed indicated they are willing to attend the committee’s August meeting, with Goering likely participating by Zoom. Members said MassHousing staff pointed out a housing trust committee appears in the town bylaw but has never been formed; members asked the Select Board chair to confirm the bylaw language and status. Committee members said the housing trust can hold funds towns use for affordable-housing responses when other options are unavailable; the meeting did not include a specific dollar figure for those funds, and exact balances were not specified in the transcript.
On project updates, committee members said work on a museum project has not started because the contractor has other jobs and weather delays; a new sign was installed but committee members reported zip ties securing the sign had been removed and discussed whether to repair or replace the metal frame. Members agreed to contact Barb Standish at the Department of Public Works about replacement parts or storage of the frame.
Members also discussed the John Pond project and whether engineering and bidding steps have been completed. Committee members said the project still requires bids or an engineering appointment and that action will be required before September to avoid needing a funding extension. One member said roughly $25,000 in project funds remains “hanging out there”; the meeting did not record an official accounting or whether an extension has been requested.
Procedural items: the committee agreed not to hold its usual July meeting and set its next meeting for Aug. 21, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the police station. The committee voted to approve minutes from its May 15 meeting; the transcript records a motion, a second and verbal “Aye” responses but does not list the names of the mover or seconder or provide a roll-call vote tally.
The meeting closed after a short discussion about collecting photos of completed projects for the committee’s web page and confirming next steps for the assigned liaisons and outstanding bids.
The transcript does not include contact details for the newly assigned liaison or an exact account balance for the town housing trust; committee members said they would follow up by email and place outstanding project updates on the August agenda.
