Some Provincetown meetings are in-person only, some are remote only, and some are hybrid where you can choose to participate in person or through a remote link. Go to provincetown-ma.gov, click on the meeting you want to watch, and follow the instructions on the agenda.
Thursday, Sept. 23
- Planning Board, 6 p.m., Town Hall
Friday, Sept. 24
- Bicycle Committee, 10 a.m., virtual
Monday, Sept. 27
- Select Board, 6 p.m., Town Hall
Tuesday, Sept. 28
- Licensing Board, 5:15 p.m., Town Hall
Wednesday, Sept. 29
- Harbor Committee, 5 p.m., Town Hall
Conversation Starters
Police Station Plans Back On
Remember the police station project that failed to receive a two-thirds vote at town meeting in 2019? Well, it is back. The building committee has new plans.
“Residents are encouraged to visit: http://www.provincetown-ma.gov/policestation to watch two newly released videos and then vote on their design preference,” said Town Manager Alex Morse in an announcement on Tuesday this week.
The first video is a virtual tour of the current station on Shank Painter Road, which was converted from a funeral home in 1986. It floods regularly, and the electrical, security, and heating and ventilation systems are not adequate.
The second video, presented by Jorge Cruz, the lead architect on the project, walks viewers through the design of the 2019 proposal for the police station and an updated 2021 design.
Chaired by resident Sheila McGuinness, the building committee began meeting again in late May, soon after the select board unanimously declared the police station project a key goal. The building committee members have “thoroughly reviewed and discussed the outcome of the 2019 effort, and have incorporated community feedback from two years ago,” Morse stated. “As a result, the building committee worked with the architectural team and the project manager to present a 2021 design that is more traditional in nature and addresses other concerns raised by residents.”
There will be an article at the next annual town meeting asking voters to approve an updated plan to fund the construction of a new station. Morse has “pledged” to have an updated and accurate cost estimates.
In 2019, the building project bid came in at $12.5 million, which was $3.9 million above the appropriated $8.625 million. Voters did not go for the new higher price. —K.C. Myers
