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Developer presents overhaul for Lakeville Country Club, urges advisory opinion on eligible‑location status
Summary
Thorotic Development presented a plan to convert the 140‑acre Lakeville Country Club into a mixed‑use senior community with a refurbished 9‑hole golf course, multifamily condominiums, townhomes and a year‑round restaurant. The developer asked the planning board to seek a state advisory opinion on whether the site qualifies as an "eligible location" under recent zoning law changes; the board deferred an eligibility determination until formal zoning language and public hearings are filed.
Lloyd Geisinger, president of Thorotic Development, presented a redevelopment proposal for the Lakeville Country Club on Clearpond Road — a roughly 140‑acre property the developer said is adjacent to the town’s commercial corridor and within about a half‑mile of municipal water. Geisinger said the plan would convert the existing 18‑hole course to a refurbished 9‑hole course with upgraded practice facilities, a new clubhouse and a year‑round restaurant, while repurposing the remainder of the site for senior‑oriented multifamily condominiums and duplex townhomes.
Geisinger and members of his team, including Michael Devon (director of community relations) and counsel Matt Waller (Robinson & Cole), showed revised plans that remove previously proposed four‑story buildings and replace them with three‑story condominium buildings and duplex townhomes. Geisinger said the redesign reduces overall building height…
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