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Barnstable County drafts facilities master plan, estimates $139M–$189M in work and flags court lease constraints

6424013 · October 2, 2025
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County assets manager presented a draft facilities condition assessment and master plan on Oct. 1 detailing deferred maintenance, potential scenarios and a $139 million to $189 million order-of-magnitude cost range; the report flags court lease terms and PFAS remediation as major constraints.

Paul Rizal, Barnstable County assets and infrastructure manager, presented a draft facilities condition assessment and master plan to the Assembly of Delegates on Oct. 1, outlining building conditions, possible renovation and new-build scenarios, and preliminary cost estimates.

Rizal said consultants conducted building-by-building assessments of the county portfolio, identifying urgent and longer-term needs. The draft report lists $12.7 million in work associated with the Superior Courthouse's construction needs and estimates about $52 million of court-related work across county-held courthouse buildings. He said court-occupied buildings account for more than half the county’s portfolio by square footage.

The master-plan scenarios presented range in order-of-magnitude cost from roughly $139 million on the low end to about $189 million on the high end. Those scenarios mix…

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