Yes or No, How Will You Vote?
Monday October 18, 2010 is a very important day in Lakeville, MA. Everyone is encouraged to attend the town meeting at Apponequet Regional High School to vote on whether the old Lakeville Hospital should be rezoned for Sysco Boston to build a $110 million food distribution center. It is expected to be the biggest town meeting in Lakeville’s history.
This is a major decision that will affect the town for years to come. Residents oppose the project because of traffic issues, noise issues, and environmental issues. They are concerned about the fact that the trucks will be going in and out of the facility at all hours of the day and night. To help with the noise issue, Sysco has offered to put up two sound barriers to help keep the noise down. Supporters of the project say it will bring more jobs to the area and that it will help entice other businesses to the area. Also, there would be much needed revenue coming into the town.
Since this is a zoning change, the article must be approved by a two-thirds majority. A positive vote would move the project ahead to site plan approval review, an open process at which neighbors would again have the opportunity to have restrictions placed on the project. Residents opposing it claim to have 300 negative votes, which would require supporters to have at least 601 votes.
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