At its Feb. 10, 2025 meeting the Lakeville Select Board approved a series of routine and substantive items. This summary lists each formal action the board took and short details so readers can find the full minutes or supporting documents.
Votes and formal actions (selected):
- Approval to create the Town Hall Building Reuse Subcommittee and direct the town administrator to draft a charge and committee makeup for a future vote. (See separate item: committee to return draft by Feb. 24.)
- Scheduled the Annual Town Meeting for June 9, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.; opened the warrant to close on March 31, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.; added a Select Board review step for draft articles prior to Town Counsel review.
- Declined to require abutters’ waivers of damages for Gillian Drive, then voted to take necessary public-way and drainage easements and executed an order of taking; the board signed the Mylar plan and directed staff to record documents by counsel’s filing deadline.
- First readings: Procurement policy and Purchasing Card (P‑card) policy (no votes). Staff to revise and return Feb. 24.
- Approved a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Massachusetts Laborers District Council, Local 22 (labor contract housekeeping edits to titles and differentials were included in the MOA packet). The board voted to approve the MOA as presented.
- Approved the request allowing Red Hand Brewing Company (DBA Red Hand Brewing) to serve alcohol on Monday, March 17, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. (temporary extension for St. Patrick’s Day).
- Approved Department of Public Works awards through the Southeastern Regional Services Group (SURGIS) for multiple vendors for the period 03/01/2025–02/28/2026 (contracts include trench patch, hot-mix asphalt, micro paving, chip seal, sidewalk construction, grama grade and other services; board authorized the town administrator to sign award sheets).
- Voted to issue a conditional letter of support for Verizon Fios broadband expansion; the board asked the town administrator to confirm whether the expansion includes fiber-to-pole/5G small cells and to consult MassAccess and the Cable Advisory Board before finalizing the letter.
- Appointed Sofia DeCosta as Assistant Board of Health Agent through Jan. 31, 2026.
The board also approved routine minutes and took public-notice items under advisement. Items continued or scheduled for future consideration included procurement and P‑card policy finalization and follow-up on the Verizon filing.
For full text of motions, roll-call details and supporting documents see the posted Select Board packet and minutes.