Meetings Ahead
Some meetings in Provincetown are in person, some are online, and some are both. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a link to an agenda and details.
Thursday, June 2
- Council on Aging, 10 a.m., Veterans Memorial Community Center
Friday, June 3
- School Committee, 3:30 p.m., 12 Winslow Street
Monday, June 6
- School Committee, 3:30 p.m., 12 Winslow Street
Tuesday, June 7
- Conservation Commission, 6 p.m., Town Hall
Wednesday, June 8
- Cemetery Commission, 3 p.m.
Thursday, June 9
- Public Pier Corp. Board, 4 p.m.
- Planning Board, 6 p.m.
Conversation Starters
Library Is Going Beige
The DPW was scheduled to begin repainting the exterior of the public library on June 1, and its new color will not be white. Paint historians have found the shade that matches the original color of the building: Sherwin Williams SW2446, a light to medium beige.
Constructed in 1860 as a Methodist church, the library building, 162 feet tall, has always been a “skyline ornament,” David W. Dunlap wrote in Building Provincetown. The church was sold in 1958 to Walter P. Chrysler Jr., whose father founded the Chrysler Corp. Junior turned it into the Chrysler Art Museum. The art from his collection is now in Norfolk, Va.
The building became the Provincetown Heritage Museum in 1976 before finally settling in as the Provincetown Public Library in 2005.
Back in 1860, homeowners often chose off-white tones. They also combined shades to create tri-color flourishes — to wit, Provincetown Town Hall, constructed in 1886 and restored in 2009 with its original green, yellow, and black color scheme.
Braden Witt, the DPW facilities manager, said the painting should be done by July 4. One-hour parking spots along Center Street will be closed at times during the project, but the accessible spot will stay open.
Why couldn’t this have happened during a quieter month? The answer has to do with the chemistry of modern paint.
“The town has chosen to start this project in the late spring to achieve the best adherence for the paint to the wood,” stated an announcement. “The longer the freshly applied paint can bake in hot weather, the longer the paint will last.” —K.C. Myers
