About
About Protect Lakeville
What this site is, who it’s for, and how it’s built — in plain terms, before you read anything else on it.
60-Second Summary
- Protect Lakeville is a public-information and conservation resource documenting the proposed 30 Howland Road project and its potential effects on Lakeville, Massachusetts, including transportation, public health, natural resources, infrastructure, property values and community quality of life.
- Protect Lakeville is an independent community information resource and is not affiliated with or operated by the Town of Lakeville.
- Every substantive statement on the site is classified — Confirmed Fact, Calculated Scenario, Potential Impact, Resident Observation, or Requires Determination — and sourced. See Methodology for what each label means.
- The site does not coach either side of the permitting process, does not supply rebuttals, and does not allege wrongdoing without evidence.
Why this site exists
A proposal to remove approximately 6.45 million cubic yards of material from a 565.77-acre site touches roads, forests, wetlands, a passenger rail corridor, and Town finances — questions that are usually scattered across Select Board packets, state regulations, and scientific literature that few residents have time to assemble themselves.
Protect Lakeville organizes that record in one place, by topic, with every claim traceable to where it came from.
What this site is not
It is not the Town of Lakeville, the applicant, or any state or federal agency — for the official record, go to those bodies directly (see Stay Informed for links).
It is not legal, engineering, appraisal, environmental, or medical advice.
It does not advocate for a specific outcome on the permit application. It presents documented facts, recognized risks, and open questions, and lets readers reach their own conclusions.
How the site is built and kept current
See Editorial Policy for sourcing standards, Methodology for the fact-classification system, and Corrections for a log of factual corrections made since launch. Every major page shows a "Last reviewed" date.