Good evening and welcome to the May 21st, 2026 meeting of the Community Preservation Committee. It is 6:30 p.m. and we are meeting this evening at the Lakeville Police Station at 323 Bedford Street. We have Lake Cam recording. Is anyone else hearing? None. We do have a
quorum this evening. We'll go around and take attendance. Starting with you, Lynn. >> Uh, Lynn Moley, representative from open space. Susan Spiel, member at large. >> Michelle McGrer, planning board. >> Nancy Lefave, local lakeville historical commission. >> Kathleen Bareric at large.
>> All right. And agenda item number one, review and possible vote. Exterior permanent sign placed plaqueards Thompson Hill Cemetery and Historic Museum. Uh the cemetery commission is meeting on
June 9th. So that's when they'll vote. >> So cemetery June 9th and they have a copy of the placard. >> They have everything. Yeah. And um historical society uh members of the
board have looked at the sign and approved it. >> They approved it. >> Yeah. Okay. It's the design. Yeah. Not the wording for the cemetery. Okay. So, they approved the design need language though. Anything about
placement >> um on the uh Thompson Hill, it would have to be a freestanding sign. It could not be applied to the um granite fencing that surrounds the exterior. They'd like to have it
um appears they're going to like to have it as you would go in the main drive and have it somewhere near that um behind the granite fencing. So, we'd have to do a look at a map type thing or a plan of the cemetery.
>> Okay. So, it would need its own sign stand. >> It would have to have a silence stand. Yeah. >> Okay. And as for the um historical museum, we have an a door that has stairs and a ramp. And to the left of the door, there
is a light. And we were thinking that under the light would be a perfect place cuz that anyone coming in and out of the building would would view it and could read it. >> That'll be just to the wall, >> right? To the exterior clabards. Yeah. >> Right. >> So it's clabards. It has to have like
blocking behind it because it doesn't actually lay flat like on a wall. Like on a wall like this. >> Okay. So, we can put that back on the agenda for June. Further discussion. >> Yeah, it's going to be on um the they're
the board's going to talk about it. um this coming Wednesday. >> Okay. So that's cemetery and then so >> no that's um >> society >> society and June 9th is when the cemetery commission meets again. >> Okay. So they'll give us the language. >> Yeah.
>> Right. I think they were okay with the language that we had. >> So just replace it with the cemetery commission with historic society >> ongoing and and the uh change funding to funds. Right. Should
we put restoration project of Koopa so people know what it was for the historical? >> I'm sorry I couldn't hear what you said. I said should we put on it um where it says supporting the restoration project. Should we put um restoration of the
Koopa So people know exactly what it was, >> right? We There was no This is the We're just working off of the one that has the commission uh the cemetery commission right now. I don't think we've we didn't establish wording yet, right?
>> Okay. >> So they can review what send us what they want to >> We'll have this one to go by. >> Okay. All right. So, we'll put that on for June 18th again and hopefully we can get something ordered then >> right
>> after that meeting. >> Then you should do a photo op. >> Get people see if the news will come and write an article about CPC funding and how taxpayers dollars are being used. come for
>> at the museum or you go to the cemetery >> just to the different projects locations. >> Absolutely. >> Maybe some other people will apply. >> Um well, we talked about putting it on the agenda and getting the word out. >> I think we said was it September or when
did we say? >> I think it was August, but August I was thinking of trying to get something together for the next meeting. So because if it we have to change it, right? So But yeah, I mean having, you know, photographs and in the mask would be
>> Yeah. >> really good. >> Especially once the signs up, you know, take a picture of that, >> too. Um, okay. Anything else on that one? >> Put it on again for next meeting.
All right. Agenda item number two, discuss and possible vote regarding Vigor's property, Nancy Yates. Unfortunately, Nancy could not be here this evening, so she asked me to put it on for June meeting. I will move that one over to June as well. Agenda item number three, review completed John Palm
Park engineering plans. Uh, now those were all sent out electronically. They are too large to print on a standards uh sheet of paper. Um, but we do have those plans that were approved. And uh my
thought was I mean obviously we're not here to review the plans but my thought was uh we could um hopefully put it on the website as another completed project because the plans have been done. So I'll have to look at it and see how it can be posted. Of course the town is
switching websites now coming up too. But um >> when is that supposed to happen? I thought it was >> So it it's been delayed. I know I thought it was delayed. Yeah, it was delayed because of everything going on.
I don't know if there was a set date now. They said just later in the summer. I don't know if it was July or what, but so going forward it'll go through Emily anything that's posted, but I'll try to put it up there and and see how it works. If not, the only the only issue I
see is that right now I have JPEGs that I posted with all the cemetery pictures and all the other the doors and everything that we've gotten. um pictures from this is going to be a little different. Like I'll have to see how to finagle it
if it if you know since it's PDF and how I can do get it on with with people still being able to >> be able to see it. I don't think >> yeah. We'll see. >> If not, I'll send it off to Emily and ask her to just post to the new website
once it's up and running and see if she can figure it out. She probably have an easier time. Are all of the completed projects out there on the website? Because I think that that would be beneficial for the letter or whatever I'm doing. >> Yep. So, if you go to the CPC page,
there's pictures from the historic the cemetery. Um, >> but I mean, that's all of them is >> the doors. I'm trying to think if there's anything that wasn't photographed. We have the Koopa. Um, >> send all the pictures.
>> We'll have more. Um, well, we have all the stones. that that he did the last two the new ones coming up >> and this was the only the John Palm Park engineering was the only one that was like dragging out. >> Oh, okay. >> For quite a while. So, yeah.
>> Is it because we did the um engineering plan for John Pawn or whatever it was that money that had to be outlaid initially. It's really hard to plaque that. >> Right. Right. Yeah. I think Noel was going to bring it to the parks
commission and see what they say as far as, you know, I think one of the options is even just putting it out there, you know, to the namask, you know, oh, we were able to complete these plans thanks to the CPA funding
>> in our infancy. >> Yeah. All right. Um so I'll post to website agenda item number four accept resignation letter from Leah Fabian in
our packet. We do have the email that she sent over to myself and Sher Carboni. Um know she enjoyed her time and um >> as short as it was. >> Yeah. It was still nice to have somebody
>> Yep. joining us to make this a full committee. Um, and she also mentioned the house affordable housing trust. Hopefully they'll get it on an upcoming agenda for further discussion. Um, I don't think we have to take a vote on that.
>> No. Uh, agenda item number five, review and possible vote on sending recommendation to the select board to appoint the community preservation committee housing representative. Also in our packet, we have
uh the interest letter and resume from Sandy Anderson. She's here with us this evening. She was here at our last meeting as well. I know you attended a training from the coalition recently as well. That's great. Um, if
you'd like to share something about yourself with the committee. >> Well, I didn't realize this was so widely circulated that you passed all my contact information because it's very popular. So, I mean, you can find it online. >> Um, but this is like my real estate
resume, so I wasn't sure how to share it. Um, but something about me is I'm I'm in a lot of communities and I see what they're doing with some of their funds and I don't know specifically if they're CPA funds. Um, but I know some
of the projects have been and I think I don't know. I just think I have a good voice for housing that's done well and housing that has not been done well >> and what the effect on the community has
been. I can see people um not wanting to go places because of how housing is represented, especially if you're talking about affordable housing. So, I think um I don't know. I think I could be helpful in that respect. >> Excellent. We'll see.
>> Yeah. Anyone have any questions or >> No, I just I'd accept a motion if someone would like to motion to So, we're sending a recommendation. >> Yep. I'll make a motion to send a recommendation to the select board to appoint Sandy Anderson as the housing representative.
>> Second. Motion and a second. All in favor? >> I. >> I. >> All right. So, we'll um I'll send over an email to Colleen >> and let her know that uh we're recommending you for this seat and hopefully the SL board will get it on their next meeting
>> and we'll get you um appointed and all that. >> Great. You'll get to join the fun. >> Yeah. Yep. And just just so you know, if if you are appointed, um you'll just have to arrange a town >> clerk about getting sworn in and then
you'll be able to vote officially. >> So that's great. And hopefully if the affordable housing trust is ever formed, the hope of this committee, at least in previous discussions, was that we would have representation on that as well. and
it seems like you have >> the expertise needed for that sort of seat if that's something you're interested in as well. >> Yeah. No, definitely. I've um I'm in contact with not that I'm looking to bring a developer here at all, but there
have been some interesting affordable housing developments both in other towns and in other states that he's been a part of. And I'm always picking his brain and like asking questions and how did you do this and >> how was it received and how how how did
that change you know the landscape of what was required of them for affordable housing whether it's low-inccome or medium income senior versus um not 55 and older. So I think it'll be interesting. >> Yeah. All right. Nice.
>> Excellent. >> We need this. >> Yeah. >> We need a person. Yep, we do. And we need the housing >> Yeah. >> affordable housing trust appointed as well >> because we don't have a housing authority. >> I know. And what's interesting, the meeting I went to, um, somebody raised
the question and it's something I can go back to. You actually don't need an affordable housing trust in order to parcel out those monies. >> It was Noel that brought it up. >> What was it? Noel. Hey. Yes. >> Um, I just thought that was interesting. And I don't know the difference between
having one and not having one, but >> well I think so that the way that it happened for me it was I somehow I reached out to Shelley Goring at Mass Housing Partnership. >> Mhm.
>> And I said oh it was from she was she had given a presentation to Middlebar. So I think that's how I became aware of her. I reached out to her. She was also on the coalition website. the C the CPA coalition helped us uh bring it to Lakeville. >> Um
so in speaking with her, she's looking on our website and she says, "Well, you have a housing." So my question to her was, "What do towns without a housing authority do typically >> for that portion of money?" And uh she said, "Well, you have a housing affordable housing trust in Lakeville."
And I didn't know. And I start I reached out to the town the town administrator. I reached out to the select board chair and it was, "Oh, okay. Yeah, we're we have this. It's never been appointed." Um, >> so we've always had it. >> It's been on the books since 2005, I
think. >> Yeah. >> It seems to have been passed around the same time one of the attempts for CPA was passed or didn't pass. So, the affordable housing trust passed, but the CPA didn't pass at the same time. And they kind of go hand in, not kind of go
hand, they do go hand in hand. even the the bylaw language references >> chapter 44. >> So >> interesting. >> Um they're supposed to work to together and fill that need because we don't have a housing authority. Um >> and we have $100,000 in this
>> account too. >> How much? >> 100,000. >> I think it was the August meeting from last year that she actually did the presentation. So if you go to review that meeting >> Yeah. I'm pretty sure it was August because I wasn't here because I didn't know I had been assigned. >> I think it was August. You were on
vacation or something. You didn't. Nancy ran the meeting. I thought >> I'm just remembering. I looked at it afterwards because I didn't know. >> Yeah, I think it was August. >> I was here when Shel was here though. >> No. Uh Oh, you were? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> I wasn't here for the public hearing or
September. >> This meeting in August or September? >> Yeah. Yeah. I'm pretty sure it was August. And then she also did a presentation to the select board >> and that was in January. >> Yeah, that was not organized. Yeah. Of this year. >> I thought it was >> I didn't see that one so I don't know. >> Yeah, cuz I looked I looked through the
cuz I thought it was back in October that she did it was it was actually January. >> Yeah. >> That she came and did one >> for But it was pretty much the same presentation. So >> different questions asked though I guess try you know us compared to the select board.
Um and then the other part of that that we've discussed and speaking of residents about CPA um was retaining a 100 units that we have set to expire in about 10 years. And that was >> something that we we'd asked Shel how do
we go about this and she said well you want to you don't need to start looking yet but that's something to speak with the developer and work on and it takes a lot of collaboration. So >> one more reason to have a trust working on this issue
instead of >> Right. Right. >> You know, people who are already spread thin in town hall or >> Yeah. >> whatever this the situation. >> All right. Well, we're glad to have you.
>> We'll see. No, I'm just kidding. >> I have a question about number four. Do we need to vote to accept Lillian Leah's? Um, >> well, so that's what I I don't think we need. I don't think I've ever >> accept voted to accept a resination. >> Yeah. >> Okay.
>> So, I didn't put vote. >> Usually accept with regrets and stuff like that, >> right? >> Would you like to say it, Nancy? What did I say? >> No, I would to the chair.
>> What's that? >> Yeah. You said you didn't think we needed to vote. >> Oh, yeah. Um, yeah, because >> well, it's not on the agenda. Possible vote, so we really >> Right. Right. That's the only thing. Just it says accept resignation letter,
>> right? Because I don't think we we really have any choice. >> Choice. >> No, you can't resign. >> No. >> Watch out, Nancy. >> All right. of order. >> Agenda item number six, old business. A
status updates on approved projects from project liaison. Do we have any updates? >> I don't think we have anything. >> Everything's Everything's done. >> Depending right now. Yeah. >> Right. >> The only item I have is I have a sign in my garage, but only the bottom green.
>> Oh, I have the top. >> You have the top? >> Yeah. I have You're supposed to drop it off the DPW. It's in my van. >> Oh, I'll get it. >> I think it's in my van. Good. see that on my >> I'll fix it and bring it to the table. >> Great. >> That's so nice that it turned up too.
>> So good. >> Yeah. Here I was. >> This mysteriously appeared on the lot of the museum. >> I know. I was worried that somebody was taking them cuz that was the second time it disappeared. >> Yeah. First one's never been found.
Unless this is the And this can't be the first one because it actually had the No, it had the whole >> It is the first one. It is the second one was the Thompson Hill. >> Oh, okay. I thought that that one had gone twice. No, just the once. And then
>> we lost it twice at the museum. >> Oh, I don't know. >> Well, we lost a few. Let's put it that way. >> All right. So, how many signs do we have now? Just the three. We still We're down one, >> I think. So,
>> okay. But that should still be good for now. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Uh B, photos of completed ongoing projects. The only thing is that John Palark engineering plan. Agenda item number seven, review and
possible vote on meeting minutes for April 16, 2026. I thought they were very well written. >> I accept them. I thank you. >> All right. Would someone like to make that? >> I make a motion to accept the minutes. >> All right. We have a motion.
>> A second. >> And a second. All in favor? >> I >> I >> I minutes are approved. Thank you, Sue. >> You're welcome. And our next meeting date is June 18, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. at the police station.
Um, oh, and just an FYI, I did post an agenda for town meeting because we are uh presenting our budget and the one project. That way, we're covered if more
than five of us get up to speak, which I doubt will happen, but we're covered. I think I've forgotten to do that in the past. So, I remember this year. All right. Any other business.
>> All right. Move the motion to adjourn. >> Oops. Make a motion to adjurnn. So move. >> We have a motion. Sorry. Second and a second. All in favor? I I meeting is
adjourned. Thank you.