Gensler presents five master‑plan scenarios; recommends new 2‑story county building and revenue options

Barnstable County received a presentation Aug. 13 from Gensler and county staff laying out five scenarios to address deferred maintenance, improve public access and consolidate county offices across the county complex and satellite sites.

Paul Rosala, the county’s assets and infrastructure manager, introduced the engagement and said the work began with a year‑long request for proposals and an initial assessment of county real estate. Gensler principals summarized the five scenarios: (1) renovate and add to the old jail building to consolidate county functions; (2a/2b) a new building on county complex with variants that keep or rebuild the water‑quality laboratory; (3) new construction on Phinney’s Lane; and (4) a stay‑in‑place approach that minimizes new construction and relies on renovations across the portfolio. Gensler presented an “optimized” variant that combines elements of scenario 2 while keeping the water‑quality lab in its current facility and proposes a new two‑story, approximately 32,000 usable‑square‑foot building on the county complex.

The consultan…