Resources

Community Questions

Seventeen specific, factual questions drawn from the topics covered on this site — offered for the public hearing record, not as arguments for or against the project.

Last reviewed: September 4, 2026

60-Second Summary

Each question below is a factual information request, tied to a specific regulatory, engineering, or fiscal topic covered elsewhere on this site.
These questions are offered for use in the public hearing record — they are not framed as arguments for or against approval.
Tap a question to see the related topic page and its sources.

Requires Determination

Take Action

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.

3Verified Signatures Requesting Non-Approval

Sign the Petition

01What is the maximum number of truck trips per day, week, and year being requested, and what is the absolute maximum if rail transportation does not materialize?

Read the full topic page →

Related sources

Lakeville traffic study — Howland Road corridor — Town of Lakeville, 2024

View full source library →

02What written railroad approvals, siding/load-out plans, capacity commitments, and receiving-customer agreements currently exist?

03What exactly does "processing on-site" mean — crushing, screening, conveyors, rock breakers, washing, stockpiling, or other operations?

04Will blasting occur? If so, where, how often, and what preblast, seismograph, and damage-response procedures will be mandatory?

05Has proposed excavation material been tested for crystalline silica/quartz content, and where is the PM10/PM2.5/silica air-impact analysis?

06What is Howland Road's existing pavement structural capacity for repeated project truck loading, and who pays for extraordinary deterioration?

07What is the exact forest-clearing acreage by phase, and what is the maximum acreage left disturbed at one time?

08What is the parcel's relationship to current/draft Priority Habitat, Estimated Habitat, BioMap 3, vernal pools, and the Town's Howland Road Conservation Area?

09Has MEPA jurisdiction been evaluated in writing? If a state Agency Action exists, what direct land-alteration acreage is being counted against the 25/50-acre thresholds?

10How is MEPA's anti-segmentation rule being addressed, given that earth removal is described as intended to facilitate later development?

11What NPDES construction-stormwater permit/SWPPP requirements apply, and do federal Section 404 / state Section 401 approvals apply?

12If roadway, utility, or other project work affects state conservation land or easements, has Article 97 applicability been determined?

13What future industrial, residential, and mixed-use scenarios were used to calculate cumulative traffic, water, fire-flow, utility, and roadway needs?

14If widening or easements are needed: what is the existing public right-of-way, the proposed cross-section, the affected parcels, the cost, and the responsible payer?

15What is the projected total Town revenue from earth-removal fees and future development, compared against an independent lifecycle analysis of road, infrastructure, monitoring, emergency-response, and enforcement costs?

16Where is the master permit matrix identifying every local, state, federal, and railroad approval, its legal trigger, and its current status?

17What independent evidence allows the Select Board to find that the operation will not create a nuisance or threaten public health, safety, or welfare, or prove detrimental to the neighborhood?