The Town of Lakeville Select Board voted unanimously on April 9 to hold a special town meeting on Monday, June 9, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at Apponequet Regional High School and to open the warrant with a closing date of April 16 at 4 p.m.

The board discussed the schedule and deadlines before the motion. Under the schedule presented by staff, articles submitted by April 16 will be routed to town counsel for review by April 28; the select board will make recommendations and vote on the final warrant on May 5; the legal advertisement will run May 22; and warrant posting and review will be conducted June 2 ahead of the June 9 meeting.

The motion to schedule the special town meeting and open the warrant was moved and seconded on the floor. After a roll call vote the board recorded the following votes: Day — aye; Candido — aye; Carboni — aye; Block — aye; Ont — aye. The chair confirmed the special town meeting has been scheduled and the board resumed the rest of the agenda.

Why it matters: The special town meeting provides a mechanism to add or act on town articles outside the annual meeting cycle; the schedule sets statutory and practical deadlines for legal review, advertising and resident notice.

Details: The select board packet and staff presentation outline the key internal deadlines and the steps that must happen between opening the warrant and the meeting itself: counsel review, the select board’s article recommendations, finalization of the warrant, and the legal notice schedule. Staff said the warrant will be posted and legally advertised in late May. The select board did not vote on any specific warrant articles at the April 9 session; it voted only to schedule the special town meeting and open the warrant for articles.

Provenance: Excerpted statements scheduling the meeting, the warrant-close date, and the roll call were recorded during the select board meeting on April 9.