The Lakeville Select Board voted Dec. 16 to enter executive session pursuant to General Law chapter 30A, section 21(a)(6) "to consider the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real estate," and the chair stated that an open meeting could have a detrimental effect on the town's negotiating position. The motion included a declaration that the board would not return to open session.

Member Carboni moved the motion to enter executive session; the motion was seconded and approved by roll call. The board then left the public link and moved to a separate executive-session link.

No substantive details of the property or transaction were discussed in open session; the transcript records the statutory citation and the board's determination that confidentiality was necessary to protect the town's negotiating position.