Public Documents

Lakeville Select Board minutes, Jan. 6, 2026 — owners, phasing, rail/truck transportation, on-site processing, future development

Town of Lakeville Select Board · 2026-01-06

Lakeville Chapter 140 — Earth Work Bylaw (§140-1 through §140-8)

Town of Lakeville General Bylaws · live document — verify current version

Freetown Water & Sewer Commission minutes, Mar. 12, 2025 — water-line inquiry for the 565-acre site

Town of Freetown Water & Sewer Commission · 2025-03-12

Respirable crystalline silica in general industry and construction

OSHA

Malikov, Sun & Hite — "(Under)Mining Local Residential Property Values: A Semiparametric Spatial Quantile Autoregression" — houses a mile closer to a rock mine sell at a 2.3–5.1% discount

Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2019, 34(1): 82–109 · 2019 · live document — verify current version

Lavee & Bahar — "Estimation of external effects from the quarrying sector using the hedonic pricing method" — three quarries studied; external effects correlated with an approx. 8.6% overall property-price decrease, with roughly a 1% value increase per 10% increase in distance from the quarry

Land Use Policy, vol. 69 (2017), pp. 541–549 · 2017 · live document — verify current version

Kolala et al. — "Impacts of mining on property values in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia" — homes within 2km of the mine sell at a 20–30% discount vs. homes 6–7km away

Resources Policy, vol. 68 (2020) · 2020 · live document — verify current version

South Coast Rail passenger service launch

Mass.gov

301 CMR 11.00 — MEPA regulations, effective Jan. 30, 2026 (25/50-acre thresholds; anti-segmentation rule)

Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs · 2026-01-30

Draft Priority Habitat Map (16th Edition) — public comment period Aug. 5–Oct. 4, 2026

MassWildlife / Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program · 2026 · live document — verify current version

South Coast Rail Lines Transfer — approx. 43 miles transferred to MBTA (New Bedford, Fall River, Middleboro, Watuppa lines)

MassDOT Board of Directors · 2025-02-26

Operating lines and South Coast freight rights

Mass Coastal Railroad

South Coast Rail Information — three Lakeville crossings (Leonard Street, North Precinct Street, Malbone Street); Quiet Zone review

Town of Lakeville · live document — verify current version

"Lakeville tracks down solutions to train noise issue" — confirms ~30 trains/day up to 79 mph through Lakeville and resident noise complaints

Nemasket Week · 2025

Fall River/New Bedford Line timetable — early-morning and late-evening service span, first departure ~6:45 AM, last departure ~11:59 PM

MBTA · live document — verify current version

Earth Removal Permit Information — currently lists $0.15/cubic yard, $200/acre administrative fee

Town of Lakeville Board of Selectmen · 2026 · live document — verify current version

Draft Priority Habitat map viewer and public comment form

Mass.gov / MassWildlife · 2026 · live document — verify current version

Property tax assessment history (2009–2026) and 565.77-acre lot size for 30 Howland Road

Redfin (public assessor-derived listing data) · 2026 · live document — verify current version

South Coast Rail project overview — MBTA ownership and construction status

MBTA · live document — verify current version

Lakeville, MA public-notice index — lists a hearing notice referencing "30 Howland Road, Lakeville, MA" among archived entries

NoticeRegistry.com · 2026 · live document — verify current version

Lakeville Select Board Agenda Item Report, Jan. 6, 2026 — "The Town just adjusted its earth removal fees to .25 cents/cubic yard," $200/acre administrative fee

Town of Lakeville Select Board · 2026-01-06