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Committee flags concern over 600-acre former pig farm sold after Chapter 61 withdrawal; Rocky Woods OSRD submission in limbo
Summary
Open Space Committee members raised concern about a roughly 600-acre former pig farm removed from Chapter 61 and sold to a developer last year; members also said the Rocky Woods project is in limbo after an OSRD submission was declined and a possible move to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a 40B plan.
Committee members told the Town of Lakeville Open Space Committee on May 1 that more than 600 acres known locally as the "Old Pig Farm" were withdrawn from Chapter 61, sold to a developer last July and may face logging, excavation and future development.
The committee said the parcel left Chapter 61 last year after the owner sold the property. Because the sale and the development timeline fall under landowner and planning-board processes, the committee said there is little it can do immediately beyond monitoring land-use filings and participating in planning-review processes.
Members also discussed Rocky Woods. The committee said the developer declined to pursue an Open Space Residential Design (OSRD) agreement; the project was expected to come before the Zoning Board of Appeals this month as part of a 40B application process, but committee members said the application appears to be on hold. The committee will watch for filings at the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Ending: committee members said they will monitor planning- and zoning-board activity and provide updates at future meetings; no acquisition or direct action was authorized.
