Barnstable County unveils facilities master plan, estimates $75 million in deferred maintenance

Barnstable County on May 28 received an overview of a new facilities master plan and a facilities condition assessment conducted by county staff and the architecture firm Gensler, which concluded that most county properties are in fair to poor condition and identified roughly $75 million in deferred maintenance needs.

The assessment, presented by Paul Rosala, assets and infrastructure manager for Barnstable County, and Gensler principals Keller Rauten and Arlene Vogelmann, covers the county’s portfolio — including the old jail, the county lab and multiple remote sites — and will feed a 20‑year master plan meant to guide investment, staffing and space decisions. "We're here to talk about our facilities master plan," Rosala said during his introduction.

The master plan matters because the county owns and operates buildings across Cape Cod and must balance limited reserves, long‑term maintenance obligations and leases with major tenants — notably the trial courts, which occupy slightly more than half of the county’s real estate portfolio, consultants…