Protect Lakeville Preserving Our Land, Water, Wildlife & Community

The Project

What Is Proposed

The documented description of the proposal at 30 Howland Road, sourced to Town records — nothing added or inferred.

60-Second Summary

  • Owners describe a multi-year, phased earth-removal operation covering approximately 6.45 million cubic yards on 565.77 acres.
  • The owners told the Town they hoped most material might move by rail depending on the eventual end user, with truck transportation described as well.
  • On-site material processing was confirmed to Town boards.
  • The stated purpose is to prepare the site for potential future industrial development, housing, or a combination.
Confirmed FactRequires Determination

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Help Protect Lakeville

Add your name to the petition asking the Lakeville Select Board to deny and not approve the earth-work permit for the proposed 30 Howland Road earth-removal operation as presently proposed.

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Why This Matters in Lakeville

The documented description of the proposal at 30 Howland Road, sourced to Town records — nothing added or inferred.

What Is Known

Confirmed Fact

The documented proposal

Carl Malloch and CJ Malloch are the owners of record at 30 Howland Road, Lakeville, holding the property through a property-specific LLC.

Lakeville Select Board minutes dated January 6, 2026 describe a multi-year, phased earth-removal operation using truck and rail transportation, with on-site material processing, intended to prepare the site for potential future industrial development, housing, or a combination.

The property is zoned industrial and totals 565.77 acres.

Key sources

  1. Lakeville public hearing notice — proposed removal of approx. 6,453,850 cubic yards — Town of Lakeville, 2026
  2. Lakeville Select Board materials, Jan. 6, 2026 — acreage, zoning, railroad adjacency, state wildlife land — Town of Lakeville Select Board, 2026-01-06
  3. 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
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Requires Determination

What has not yet been disclosed

  • The exact excavation footprint by phase and final grades
  • Maximum simultaneous disturbance area at any one time
  • A complete list of processing equipment and stockpile locations
  • Exact haul routes and hours of operation

Related Pages

Sources

Key sources

  1. Lakeville public hearing notice — proposed removal of approx. 6,453,850 cubic yards — Town of Lakeville, 2026
  2. Lakeville Select Board materials, Jan. 6, 2026 — acreage, zoning, railroad adjacency, state wildlife land — Town of Lakeville Select Board, 2026-01-06
  3. 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
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