LAKEVILLE Selectmen met virtually with their state legislators last week to get an update on the steady flow of federal pandemic relief and economic stimulus grant money being funneled to Massachusetts cities and towns.
In the first meeting after the annual town election, newly-elected Lorraine Carboni was welcomed to the board. During its annual reorganization session, the board named Lia Fabian as the new chair; member Richard LaCamera moved to vice chair for the next year.
The town received a$1.66 million allocation for pandemic related expenses under the CARES Act, the first federal relief bill passed last year. Much of that reimbursement money went to the school department, with the fire department adding two temporary firefighter/EMTs to help with the pandemic surge.
Planning Board approves Lakeville hospital redevelopment plan
Robert Barboza
LAKEVILLE After months of public hearings during the town’s multi-departmental review process for large scale Development Opportunities District (DOD) projects, the Planning Board formally voted on April 1 to approve site plans and a special permit for the proposed redevelopment of the Lakeville Hospital campus as a warehouse and distribution center.
Commercial property developer Rhino Capital is proposing to tear down the seven abandoned buildings in the hospital complex and build a 402,500 square foot building to be leased to as yet unknown tenants. According to submitted plans, the building would be sited just over 400 feet from Main Street, and be outfitted with 128 loading docks for tractor trailer truck deliveries and shipments.