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Presentation: Joan and another member attended a Select Board presentation on cranberry growers that described changes in cultivation practices, mechanization and reduced use of toxic chemicals. A committee member called the presentation \"really well done\" and said slides are available on the Select Board agenda for the July 8 meeting.

Arts and Music Festival: The committee agreed to staff a table at the Oct. 4 Lakeville Arts and Music Festival and to join the Historical Commission at that booth to hand out outreach brochures and answer questions. Members discussed logistics such as whether the arts council requires separate applications for each participating board and confirmed no sales will take place.

Why it matters: The cranberry presentation highlights landscape- and natural-resource considerations relevant to open-space planning; the October festival offers a public outreach opportunity for committee members to distribute brochures and explain conservation options to residents.

Next steps: Committee members will confirm their joint application with the Historical Commission and ensure a supply of brochures (packets of 25) will be available to hand out at the festival.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lakeville Open Space Committee, 8-7-25","oneSentenceSummary","Members heard a summary of a presentation on modern cranberry growing and agreed to staff an information table at the Lakeville Arts and Music Festival in October, sharing a booth with the Historical Commission.","taxTitle","Town of Lakeville, Plymouth County, Massachusetts","taxId",58187,"location","Massachusetts","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6590450,"Lakeville Open Space Committee approves July minutes, appoints CPC representative",273,133000,406000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5555716-2a76f388c17d13d05a07c62fbaf58fbb&start=133&end=406","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5555716-2a76f388c17d13d05a07c62fbaf58fbb/thumbnail_133000.jpg","/articles/6590450/Massachusetts/Lakeville-Open-Space-Committee-approves-July-minutes-appoints-CPC-representative","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6590450-d6b9e7ecc7359880c05c44d7cf5152a2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771155424&Signature=jqeW1uEuWa-tsYx4XQCmN1shwRMWRjClYW0uhdMEvh82fPqMNp18dFSUBBvLF-tK98wW5ni02idx7wMMt4P8Gfx5ZE1U-2ybTcz5moxTPhRSHJw6jKOcaqyR9zw-NPKuA3NZisJoqTvX7~bfopxwH13k51UuMNceGWvoIYTsh2bMnzAGIoBioP5ds0ubRNFsztpLC91Eyi9K3gpFbOlEyJ79S4rNbz-OozUqYtCtyw5O1wQyI2P54URjOwe-lt9S524dvym3-ltnU0ATJAHAyG7W4~a8Ve6ZW2ip8G24jg7EAEJq4Y06kgm3Ner13VA3Eio9ttT76cqNiREW4Ufz2w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town of Lakeville Open Space Committee on Aug. 7 approved the minutes of its July 3 meeting with one wording correction to item 6 and unanimously appointed Lynn Morley to serve as the committee's representative on the Community Preservation Committee.

Minutes: Chair David Slonas asked for a motion to approve the July 3 minutes with a wording change to item 6 noting that 50 pamphlets \"were left at the town hall.\" The motion passed with unanimous \"Aye\" votes from the five members present.

Appointment to Community Preservation Committee: Committee members moved and seconded a motion naming Lynn Morley as the Open Space Committee's representative on the Community Preservation Committee (third Thursday, 6:30 p.m., at the police station). The motion passed with unanimous \"Aye\" votes from the five members present.

Votes at a glance:
- Approval of July 3 meeting minutes (with wording correction on item 6): Outcome — approved; vote — 5 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain.
- Appointment of Lynn Morley as Open Space Committee representative to the Community Preservation Committee: Outcome — approved; vote — 5 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain.

Context: The committee had five active members present at the Aug. 7 meeting (there are seven positions on the committee). Chair Slonas noted a new member will be appointed and join the committee for the next meeting.","At its Aug. 7 meeting the Town of Lakeville Open Space Committee approved the July 3 minutes with one wording correction and unanimously appointed Lynn Morley to represent the committee on the Community Preservation Committee.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6590454,"Lakeville open-space plan submitted to state; committee updates conservation-restriction inventory",448,706000,1154000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5555716-2a76f388c17d13d05a07c62fbaf58fbb&start=706&end=1154","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5555716-2a76f388c17d13d05a07c62fbaf58fbb/thumbnail_706000.jpg","/articles/6590454/Massachusetts/Lakeville-open-space-plan-submitted-to-state-committee-updates-conservation-restriction-inventory","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6590454-afed3dab0687439bc75cb3863a1dd0bf/orig.mp4?Expires=1771155424&Signature=b~klprqPJqIyffHNcJo9KS-baGEZbNnW2Tt007Z-JjdztoRhxIzjydGQKhu8x27b-IuUBc8vwVgvcSrOS5SZHc5PtapiRAB~C~wuOJ1I0x7btvn1nFipw-RLWG48oLPiBWbCapPuIfGvB5cX-0CPthnH8h6KcmMGr0O8CULek~ue55BdObE~n8R0bVorrORCx-DCQi3hT0aDEi4b6M00hWkjEOxSecJVmojMsgjaWQxD1HN5IppzvVPFyFhMmSEySay0AgaomIOm89-sERpqKYopBDX3L-ozU93Im0do5PmIclvyKrWGW3gdAsEmrcfd1FDcvYVFkPVfh6jzKohbWA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town of Lakeville Open Space Committee on Aug. 7 said it has sent the 2025 Open Space Plan to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation for review and is awaiting any comments or required edits.

\"It's gone to DCR,\" Joan told members, adding that the planning board provided updates and the select board was to send a letter of approval. \"Now we just wait to see what they want us to do. So it's out of our hands now,\" she said.

Separately, members reviewed the committee's conservation-restriction inventory and flagged several issues: missing parcel ID numbers, inconsistent labeling where a single CR covers multiple parcel IDs, and the presence of some properties enrolled only in Chapter 61B (annual agricultural or recreational classification) that may not belong on the CR list.

Committee members noted many CRs and APRs (agricultural preservation restrictions) are \"in perpetuity,\" while others have explicit expiration dates. The assessor's input helped identify which entries lack expiration information. The committee discussed the Wildlands Trust parcels, Mass Audubon properties and a Farm Viability Enhancement Program agreement with an expiration date given in the meeting as \"March 31, '35.\" Joan said she would verify details and parcel IDs and return corrected listings to the group.

Why it matters: Accurate CR and Chapter 61 inventories are essential for the town's conservation planning and for informing landowners about protections and potential eligibility for programs such as Chapter 61, APRs and agricultural covenants.

Details: Members discussed how some CRs appear as multiple parcel entries in the spreadsheet even though they are a single deed restriction covering contiguous parcels; the committee agreed to merge such entries where appropriate and to capture all parcel ID numbers. The assessor is continuing to cross-check the list and will report back with missing parcel identifiers and clarifications on Chapter 61 vs. CR status.

Next steps: Joan will verify CR ownership and expiration dates, check Mass Audubon and Wildlands Trust records, and provide an updated list at the next meeting. The committee also agreed to remove properties that are Chapter 61B only from the CR inventory if they do not have formal deed restrictions.","The Open Space Committee reported that the 2025 Open Space Plan has been submitted to Massachusetts DCR and described ongoing work to correct and annotate the committee's conservation-restriction (CR) and Chapter 61 lists, including gaps in parcel IDs and expiration dates.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6590461,"Lakeville Open Space Committee launches land-conservation outreach mailing, schedules September rollout",1600,1517000,3117000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5555716-2a76f388c17d13d05a07c62fbaf58fbb&start=1517&end=3117","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5555716-2a76f388c17d13d05a07c62fbaf58fbb/thumbnail_1517000.jpg","/articles/6590461/Massachusetts/Lakeville-Open-Space-Committee-launches-land-conservation-outreach-mailing-schedules-September-rollout","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6590461-a370b47fbf3a85189113be0ff8b17324/orig.mp4?Expires=1771155424&Signature=HfE0OOnLNgAi9tCoQMWNuQA5cVcRi7-R3Z4OZzShb1NoRm8wEPV-f-HyPZKwhj3vZLdgKMm2aS1PVbDGT~gjtpoquQDj0aYQADl6Ea39KDXa~ubViUNee2pncGsqwFrqrHTVdHjgRfrzLN3G9OqybzMBNxEJTzkWr2dc92-a9nZWLCRX1DEQ9OnfZccvF-tjVmnyjkPyAhSg3iqHDdn5VnHYYftZ6FruIngtwlrhoIMoMseadCP5GxOSoj9L8E41hcQrtZ3CehFGPwBGnVSDtjAhougazCxZEQJYIog6H4oD5sd48slXeEuMxKGHQi0whYSnsvrfRI5qYYraUdhOcQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town of Lakeville Open Space Committee on Aug. 7 approved the text for a land-conservation outreach letter and confirmed a planned mailing to about 224 property owners aimed at Chapter 61 and other conservation options.

Committee Chair David Slonas said town-hall staff will print letters, apply labels and stuff envelopes, and will take the finished mailing to the post office, leaving the committee responsible only for finalizing the letter and DCR-supplied event details. \"The town hall staff is actually going to apply the labels to the envelopes for us and, print the copies of the letter and actually stuff the envelopes,\" Slonas said.

Committee members said they reduced an initially larger list by removing parcels unlikely to qualify, then kept parcels between 5 and 6 acres where open land might still meet Chapter 61B criteria. Joan (last name not provided), who has been compiling property records for the committee, said the final list is \"224,\" a manageable number that town staff can handle for printing and postage.

Why it matters: The mailing is the committee's first major outreach under the newly completed 2025 Open Space Plan. It aims to inform owners about Chapter 61 programs, conservation options and upcoming DCR (Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation) webinars and local events that explain eligibility and next steps.

Details and logistics: The committee asked the DCR contact to supply webinar and event text to be inserted into the letter; committee staff will not alter that language. The group also expects 50–75 print pamphlets (DCR's \"Protecting Your Legacy\" and Chapter 61 materials) to be dropped off at town hall and split with the library for public pickup.

Posting and publicity: In addition to the targeted mailing, the committee will post one-page notices at the town hall, senior center and library and submit an article for the town newsletter; members discussed refining the poster to be more eye-catching. The committee also plans to request inclusion in the local Masquac/Masket (local newspaper) as an article rather than an advertisement.

Schedule: Committee members agreed to hold the mailing until early September to align with event registration windows and newsletter deadlines. The committee asked members to prepare any suggested poster designs before the Sept. 4 meeting and said Colleen Leeb, the new administrative assistant for the select board and town administrator, will coordinate postings and newsletter submissions.

Public events and staffing: DCR is running a regional event in Middleborough that typically opens registration to neighboring towns after local residents register. The Forest/DCR contact estimated roughly 60 openings would be available to surrounding towns. Committee members noted the DCR event falls on the same day as Lakeville's arts and music festival (Oct. 4) and discussed staffing priorities; Chair Slonas said he planned to attend the DCR event if space permits.

Next steps: The committee will finalize the letter text (incorporating one editorial change and DCR-provided event details), hand the final file to town hall for printing, and confirm poster wording and newsletter submissions before the September mailing.","The Town of Lakeville Open Space Committee finalized a 224-address mailing list and arranged town-hall support to print, stuff and post outreach letters and brochures ahead of a September mailing tied to Massachusetts DCR events.","actionData","errors"]

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