LAKEVILLE — Funding to construct a new fire station and rules regarding accessory dwelling unit legislation are a few of the items that Lakeville voters could be asked to weigh in on later this year. 

A Special Town Meeting will be held Tuesday, Nov, 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Apponequet Regional High School. 

Items that may appear before voters were discussed at the Select Board’s meeting Monday, Sept. 9. 

Voters could be asked to authorize borrowing funds to pay for the construction of a new fire station and decide when a vote will be taken to pay for the project through a debt exclusion, which allows a town to temporarily increase its levy limit. 

While numbers have not been finalized, Select Board Chair Lorraine Carboni stated the estimated cost of the project has not changed much beyond the $19.5 million total that voters were told at town meeting in June. 

The board deliberated delaying the vote to approve a debt exclusion until the town election next April. 

Lakeville resident Rich LaCamera urged the board to not wait until April to bring the debt exclusion vote to residents. 

That timeline would push back the project start date to the summer, and the town will be hard pressed to find contractors still available to do the job at a competitive price, he said. 

He pushed the board to consider going out to bid for the project “as soon as possible.”

Special town meeting voters could also be asked to vote on how the state’s new legislation allowing what are called accessory dwelling units could be applied in Lakeville. 

Accessory Dwelling Units, also known as ADUs, are smaller houses which can be built on the same lots as existing single-family homes. They may be attached to or detached from the existing house and can include basement or attic conversions. 

This new legislation won’t be enacted until February, Select Board Member Lia Fabian said, but the board wants to nail down language for rules regarding these units as soon as possible. 

Voters will also likely be asked to repeal 2021 legislation which prohibits voters from amending motions on the town meeting floor. 

The deadline to submit articles to appear on the ballot was Sept. 6.