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Lakeville Select Board
How the Lakeville Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide. Lia Fabian and Kristen Howard joined the board after the April 2026 town election; Maureen Candito left and Brian Day's empty seat was filled. On April 7, 2026 the board chose Lorraine Carboni as Chair (3-2) and Chris Plonka as Vice Chair (5-0). The town has not posted minutes for any meeting after April 7, 2026. Covers 1 meetings so far, April 7 to April 7, 2026.
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What does the Select Board do? It is the town’s executive board. It prepares the Town Meeting warrant (the list of articles voters decide), appoints members of many town boards, hires the town’s top staff, signs warrants to pay town bills, and grants licenses and permits.
Town Meeting, not the Select Board, votes the town budget and town bylaws.
Sources: Massachusetts Select Board Handbook (MMA) · Mass. Division of Local Services: the town budgetYour Lakeville ballot: 14 quizzes, about a minute each.
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Lakeville Select Board: 4 out of 10 · Hard to see
How easy Lakeville makes it to see, online, how each member votes. It scores the town’s records, not any official. Checked October 4, 2026.
- Minutes postedMinutes are posted for some, but not all, meetings in the past year.Part points: 1/2
- Each vote namedVotes are roll calls that say how each member voted.Full points: 3/3
- Posted quicklyMany recent meetings still have no minutes months later.No points: 0/2
- Past years onlineFewer than five years of Select Board minutes can be opened online.No points: 0/1
- Readable textSome of the past year’s minutes are scanned images, so you can’t search or copy the text.No points: 0/1
- Member photosThe Select Board page shows no member photos.No points: 0/1
How the town can raise its score
- Minutes posted (+1): Post approved minutes for every meeting on the town website. Don’t require a sign-in to view them.
- Posted quickly (+2): Post minutes within 30 days. If approval takes longer, post a draft marked “Draft – not yet approved” and replace it later.
- Past years online (+1): Keep at least five years of minutes online. When the website changes, move the old files instead of deleting them.
- Readable text (+1): Save minutes straight from Word or Google Docs as a PDF instead of printing and scanning them. If a scan is needed, turn on the scanner’s “searchable PDF” or text-recognition setting.
- Member photos (+1): Show a photo of each member on the board’s web page, with their name, the date their term ends and how to contact them. A group photo of the members, with everyone named in the caption or on the same page, earns half a point.
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What Town Meeting decided
In Lakeville, Town Meeting — not the Select Board — votes the town budget, bylaws and zoning. Here is what it did with each article, in the Town Clerk’s own words. Any registered voter can take part, and most votes are by voice or show of hands, so there is no list of who voted which way.
Special Town Meeting · June 8, 2026 1 votes: 1 passed
- Art. 1 Transfer $800,000 from free cash to cover the FY2026 health insurance shortfall (Gateway Health Group deficit) Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
Source: Town Clerk's record, Special Town Meeting June 8, 2026.
Annual Town Meeting · June 8, 2026 18 votes: 15 passed, 2 passed as amended, 1 indefinitely postponed
- Art. 1 FY2027 general fund budget (non-override version), as amended: $38,640,207 total Passed as amended “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 2 Proposition 2½ override budget (override failed at the May 19, 2026 election) Indefinitely postponed “the motion passed by majority.”
- Art. 3 FY2027 Park Department enterprise budget: $325,535 Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 4 Capital plan: $512,000 ($502,000 free cash, $10,000 retained earnings) Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 5 Community Preservation FY2027 budget and reserves: $287,000 total Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 6 Community Preservation: $15,000 for gravestone repairs at Thompson Hill Cemetery Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 7 Ask the Legislature for a recall provision for Freetown-Lakeville Regional School Committee members Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 8 Transfer $25,000 from free cash for accrued sick/vacation payouts at retirement or resignation Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 9 Accept G.L. c.53 §18B: town information booklet on local ballot questions Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 10 Accept G.L. c.64L §2(a): 0.75% local meals tax starting October 1, 2026 Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 11 Transfer $25,000 from water tower sale account for a water consultant on an intermunicipal water agreement Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 12 General bylaw: amend earth removal rules (Chapter 140) Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 13 Set $10,000 FY2027 spending limit for the Conservation Commission revolving fund Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 14 General bylaw: prohibit cryptocurrency ATMs Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 15 Raise the tax collector's written demand fee to $30 Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 16 Zoning: define data centers, allow them by Planning Board special permit in the overlay district, end by-right use in PSP district (as amended) Passed as amended “The motion carried by 2/3rds requirement · 220 Yes to 7 No”
- Art. 17 Non-binding resolution supporting municipal decarbonization by 2050 Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 18 Citizen petition: adopt a Wetland Protections Bylaw Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
Source: Town Clerk's record, Annual Town Meeting June 8, 2026.
Special Town Meeting · November 12, 2025 5 votes: 4 passed, 1 passed as amended
- Art. 1 Pay prior-year unpaid bills: $814.50 from free cash and $546.27 from park retained earnings Passed “The motion carried by 9/10ths requirement, PASSED unanimously.”
- Art. 2 General bylaw: Community Preservation Committee to recommend at-large member appointments Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 3 Transfer $25,000 from free cash to study reuse of the Fire Station and Town Hall at 346 Bedford Street Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 4 Create a Conservation Commission revolving fund, amended to a $7,500 spending limit Passed as amended “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 5 Citizen petition (advisory): part-time elected officials paid a stipend not eligible for town health and life insurance from 3/1/26 Passed “The motion PASSED by majority · 74 Yes to 37 No”
Source: Town Clerk's record, Special Town Meeting November 12, 2025.
Special Town Meeting · June 9, 2025 2 votes: 2 passed
- Art. 1 Transfer $83,451 from transfer station retained earnings for compactor, LED lights and facility repairs Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 2 Pay prior-year unpaid bills: $10,260.82 from free cash and $507 from park retained earnings Passed “The motion carried by 9/10ths requirement · Yes 94 to 1 No”
Source: Town Clerk's record, Special Town Meeting June 9, 2025.
Annual Town Meeting · June 9, 2025 16 votes: 15 passed, 1 indefinitely postponed
- Art. 1 FY2026 general fund budget: $39,013,519 ($38,955,350 raised, $58,169 from Septic Loan Program), including elected officials' pay Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 2 FY2026 Park Department enterprise budget: $313,550 Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 3 Capital: $490,000 from capital stabilization for library roof and heating controls and a DPW truck Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 4 Capital: $573,000 (mostly free cash) for MS-4 engineering, town website, police vehicles, ladder truck lease, roads and more Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 5 Transfer $100,000 from free cash to the OPEB trust Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 6 Community Preservation FY2026 budget and reserves: $277,500 total Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 7 Community Preservation: $10,000 for gravestone repairs at Thompson Hill Cemetery Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 8 Transfer $25,000 from free cash for accrued sick/vacation payouts at retirement or resignation Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 9 General bylaw: add enforcement section to unregistered vehicle storage rules (Chapter 251) Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 10 Accept G.L. c.200A §9A: alternative procedure for unclaimed funds held by the town Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 11 Accept part of Harrison Avenue (222 feet from Rhode Island Road) as a public way Passed “The motion PASSED unanimously by 2/3rds requirement.”
- Art. 12 Accept altered layouts of Myricks St, Precinct St, Harrison Ave, Johnson Dr, Bedford St and Rhode Island Rd (Route 79 project) Passed “The motion PASSED unanimously by 2/3rds requirement.”
- Art. 13 Zoning: add to the accessory dwelling unit (ADU) definition Passed “The motion PASSED unanimously by 2/3rds requirement.”
- Art. 14 Zoning: delete §270-7.8 Accessory Apartment Indefinitely postponed “the motion passed by majority.”
- Art. 15 Zoning: update site plan review (§270-6.7) Passed “The motion PASSED unanimously by 2/3rds requirement.”
- Art. 16 General bylaw: amend Finance Committee section 15-1 (election, members, terms) Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
Source: Town Clerk's record, Annual Town Meeting June 9, 2025.
Special Town Meeting · November 12, 2024 18 votes: 16 passed, 1 failed, 1 indefinitely postponed
- Art. 1 FY2025 supplemental budget: $82,231 from taxation for veterans, insurance, HR, library, postage, elections and other lines Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 2 Pay prior-year unpaid bills: $16,369.18 from free cash and $337.75 from park retained earnings Passed “The motion carried by 9/10ths requirement, PASSED unanimously”
- Art. 3 Transfer $148,933.96 unused from 2020 highway building article to repair the DPW facility at 6 Montgomery Street Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 4 Borrow $21,409,960 for a new fire station, contingent on a Proposition 2½ debt exclusion vote Passed “The motion PASSED by 2/3rds requirement · 141 Yes to 28 No”
- Art. 5 End the Park Department enterprise fund starting FY2026 Failed “The motion FAILED by majority.”
- Art. 6 End the Landfill/Transfer Station enterprise fund starting FY2026 Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 7 Accept G.L. c.59 §5 cl.22I (HERO Act): yearly cost-of-living increase in veterans' property tax exemptions Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 8 Accept G.L. c.59 §5 cl.22J (HERO Act): additional 100% veterans' property tax exemption Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 9 Accept G.L. c.41 §108P: certification pay (up to $1,000 a year) for the Treasurer/Collector Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 10 Accept G.L. c.44 §54(b): let town trust funds be invested under the Prudent Investor Act Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 11 Move 10 tax-title parcels from the Treasurer/Collector to the Select Board for municipal use or sale Passed “The carried by 2/3rds requirement, PASSED unanimously.”
- Art. 12 Let the Select Board sell a 0.1-acre town lot on Cherry Street Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 13 Accept Gillian Drive as a public way Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 14 Repeal general bylaw §74-8 (deadline for special-legislation article text) Indefinitely postponed “the motion PASSED by majority”
- Art. 15 Rezone 15, 17 and 21 Harding Street (about 15.9 acres) from Business/Residential to Industrial Passed “The motion PASSED by 2/3rds requirement · Yes 89 to No 6”
- Art. 16 Zoning: add accessory dwelling unit (ADU) definition, site plan review and special permit rules Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 17 Zoning: amend the definition of "frontage" Passed “The motion PASSED unanimously by 2/3rds requirement.”
- Art. 18 Zoning: accessory building size limits by lot size and special permits for setbacks and larger buildings Passed “The motion PASSED by 2/3rds requirement · Yes 71 to No 7”
Source: Town Clerk's record, Special Town Meeting November 12, 2024.
Special Town Meeting · June 10, 2024 1 votes: 1 passed
- Art. 1 FY2024 capital: close $54,000 of unused capital balances and transfer $25,000 from overlay surplus, $79,000 total for police tasers, animal control truck, DPW mowers Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
Source: Town Clerk's record, Special Town Meeting June 10, 2024.
Annual Town Meeting · June 10, 2024 12 votes: 11 passed, 1 failed
- Art. 1 FY2025 general fund budget: $35,855,026 ($35,796,925 from taxation, $58,101 from Septic Loan Program), including elected officials' pay Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 2 FY2025 Park Department enterprise budget: $292,770 Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 3 FY2025 Landfill enterprise budget: $468,454 Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 4 Capital improvements: $1,112,000 for police cruisers, ladder truck lease, roads, dump truck, roll-off truck and other items Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 5 Transfer $150,000 from free cash to the Stabilization Fund Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 6 Transfer $310,000 from free cash to the OPEB trust Passed “The motion PASSED by Majority.”
- Art. 7 Community Preservation FY2025 budget and reserves: $275,000 total Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 8 Community Preservation: $6,950 for Historic Town Hall door replacement Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 9 Community Preservation: $20,000 for cupola repairs at the Historical Museum Passed “The motion PASSED by majority”
- Art. 10 Transfer $655,000 from the Capital Stabilization Fund for new fire station design development Passed “The motion PASSED by majority.”
- Art. 11 Zoning: delete the Mixed Use Development District (former Lakeville Hospital site, about 73 acres) and remove it from the zoning map Failed “The motion FAILED by 2/3rds requirement · 69 Yes to 53 No”
- Art. 12 Citizen petition: general bylaw barring one person from holding Select Board seat and Assessor or Planning Board seat at the same time Passed “The motion PASSED by majority · Yes 58 to 55 No”
Source: Town Clerk's record, Annual Town Meeting June 10, 2024.
Titles are short descriptions of each article from the official record; the quoted words are the Town Clerk’s. A vote at Town Meeting is not the final word on everything: some articles also need a ballot vote (such as a tax override) or the Attorney General’s approval (bylaws).
Members
ChairLorraine CarboniChair · Elected townwide · at 1 of 1 meetings✓ Every meeting 2026
Vice-ChairChris PlonkaVice Chair · Elected townwide · at 1 of 1 meetings
Lia FabianMember · Elected townwide · at 1 of 1 meetings
Kristen HowardMember · Elected townwide · at 1 of 1 meetings✓ Every meeting 2026
Paul HuntMember · Elected townwide · at 1 of 1 meetings"At X of Y meetings" counts the members the minutes list as present at the start of each meeting in this record. Members who step out are listed on each meeting page.
Attendance
9 full-board meetings so far this year, through April 7. Ties share a rank.
1Lorraine Carboni9 of 9 meetings Every meeting100%1Paul Hunt9 of 9 meetings Every meeting100%1Chris Plonka9 of 9 meetings Every meeting100%1Maureen Candito8 of 8 meetings · served until Apr Every meeting100%1Lia Fabian1 of 1 meetings · served from Apr100%1Kristen Howard1 of 1 meetings · served from Apr100%36 full-board meetings in 2025. Ties share a rank.
1Paul Hunt29 of 29 meetings · served from Apr Every meeting100%2Maureen Candito35 of 36 meetings97%3Chris Plonka28 of 29 meetings · served from Apr97%4Brian Day12 of 13 meetings · served until Apr92%5Lorraine Carboni33 of 36 meetings92%6Brynna Donahue6 of 7 meetings · served until Mar86%6Lia Fabian6 of 7 meetings · served until Mar86%From the official minutes: full-board meetings only (committee meetings are not counted). Members are counted only for meetings held while they served, and arriving late counts as attending. The minutes rarely say why a member was absent. Not shown: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, because too many of that year’s meetings are missing from the posted minutes.
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Meetings
About missing minutes
Loaded: every Select Board meeting with minutes on the town website from January 2025 through April 7, 2026 (from the town’s Agenda Center), plus 17 older meetings from 2018 to 2024 (from the town’s Document Center). Not here: most minutes from 2018 to 2024 (the town’s Document Center lists about 260 of them, but almost all of those files are broken and will not open), executive-session minutes, and minutes the town has not posted yet: every meeting after April 7, 2026. Until April 2024 the board (called the Board of Selectmen until late 2021) had three members; it has had five since then. Lakeville’s minutes are typed (a few 2024-2025 files are scans, which we read by computer text recognition) and list the mover, the seconder and the result for each motion; since mid-2025 almost every vote is a roll call (each member’s yes or no by name). When the minutes say a vote was unanimous we show every member present as voting yes; when they give a roll call, or a count with the members who voted no or abstained named, we show each member’s vote as recorded. Where the minutes give only a count (for example 3-1) without names, or a roll call names a member the minutes list as absent or names a member twice, or the names and the count do not match, we show the count only and add a note. A few votes have no result written down; we show those as passed with no count. Members who had not yet arrived or had left are left out of that vote. Votes by other boards at joint meetings (Finance Committee, School Committee, Board of Assessors, Freetown Board of Selectmen) are not included; where the Select Board voted together with another board (for example to fill a School Committee vacancy), only the Select Board members’ votes are shown. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.
Votes where members disagreed
Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.
Apr 7Appoint Lorraine Carboni as Chair to the Select Board…Motion: To appoint Lorraine Carboni as Chair to the Select Board for…Passed 3–2 · No: Fabian, Plonka
April 7, 2026: Appoint Lorraine Carboni as Chair to the Select Board for a one-year term to expire just prior to the 2027 Town Election
To appoint Lorraine Carboni as Chair to the Select Board for a one-year term to expire just prior to the 2027 Town Election.
Yes: Carboni, Howard, HuntNo: Fabian, Plonka
From the minutes
“Upon motion made by Member P. Hunt and seconded by Member K. Howard, the Board VOTED: To appoint Lorraine Carboni as Chair to the Select Board for a one-year term to expire just prior to the 2027 Town Election. Polled vote: Lorraine Carboni - aye, Paul Hunt - aye, Chris Plonka - nay, Lia Fabian - nay and Kristen Howard - aye.” (Motion: Hunt, second: Howard)
Apr 7Approve a Public Way License for the Patriot Half…Motion: To approve a Public Way License for the Patriot Half to…Passed 4–1 · No: Fabian
April 7, 2026: Approve a Public Way License for the Patriot Half to be held on June 13, 2026, from 7:30 AM to 12:30 PM, authorize the use of the roadways as indicated,…
To approve a Public Way License for the Patriot Half to be held on June 13, 2026, from 7:30 AM to 12:30 PM, authorize the use of the roadways as indicated, provided they abide by Police Fire, DPW and Inspection Services Recommendations.
Yes: Carboni, Howard, Hunt, PlonkaNo: Fabian
From the minutes
“Upon motion made by Member K. Howard and seconded by Member C. Plonka, the Board VOTED: To approve a Public Way License for the Patriot Half to be held on June 13, 2026, from 7:30 AM to 12:30 PM, authorize the use of the roadways as indicated, provided they abide by Police Fire, DPW and Inspection Services Recommendations. Polled vote: Lorraine Carboni - aye, Paul Hunt - aye, Chris Plonka - aye, Lia Fabian - nay and Kristen Howard - aye.” (Motion: Howard, second: Plonka)
Apr 7Approve a Public Way License for the Cranberry Trifest…Motion: To approve a Public Way License for the Cranberry Trifest to…Passed 4–1 · No: Fabian
April 7, 2026: Approve a Public Way License for the Cranberry Trifest to be held on August 23, 2026, from 7:00 AM to 12:30 PM, authorize the use of the roadways as indicated,…
To approve a Public Way License for the Cranberry Trifest to be held on August 23, 2026, from 7:00 AM to 12:30 PM, authorize the use of the roadways as indicated, provided they abide by Police Fire, DPW and Inspection Services Recommendations.
Yes: Carboni, Howard, Hunt, PlonkaNo: Fabian
From the minutes
“Upon motion made by Member K. Howard and seconded by Member C. Plonka, the Board VOTED: To approve a Public Way License for the Cranberry Trifest to be held on August 23, 2026, from 7:00 AM to 12:30 PM, authorize the use of the roadways as indicated, provided they abide by Police Fire, DPW and Inspection Services Recommendations. Polled vote: Lorraine Carboni - aye, Paul Hunt - aye, Chris Plonka - aye, Lia Fabian - nay and Kristen Howard - aye.” (Motion: Howard, second: Plonka)
From the Lakeville Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center and Document Center. We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos of current members: Nemasket Week (Lorraine Carboni, Chris Plonka, Lia Fabian and Kristen Howard, April 2026; Paul Hunt, April 2025). Former members show initials.
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