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Select Board endorses moving forward on Harbor Master building; $1.5M shortfall identified

5773798 · September 12, 2025
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After a decade of planning and multiple bids that exceeded estimates, the Select Board agreed Sept. 10 to proceed with final construction documents and to seek funding options for a projected $1.5 million shortfall to replace the downtown Harbor Master building and public restroom facility.

The Select Board on Sept. 10 endorsed proceeding with final construction documents and a bid schedule for a replacement Harbor Master building and public restroom facility at the town pier, while acknowledging a projected funding gap of roughly $1.5 million. Project background: Charles Gibson, project manager for the Harbor Master site, summarized a multiyear process that included a needs analysis, structural studies and several rounds of bidding. Initial professional estimates in 2021 were approximately $2.5 million, but bids after the COVID era…

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