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Architects recommend consolidated storage for Parks & Recreation and targeted fixes for six public restrooms
Summary
Lavalley Bensinger Architects told the Select Board that Parks & Recreation’s main operational shortfall is dispersed storage (roughly 8,500 sq ft needed) and that six public restrooms vary in condition, with site drainage and ADA access the most common problems; examples included a bathhouse upgrade priced at about $63,000.
At the workshop, architects reported Parks & Recreation’s primary deficiency is scattered storage sheds across the site and recommended consolidating equipment and program storage into a pre‑engineered building of about 8,500 square feet.
"The storage need was about 8,500 square feet," John Adams said, summarizing the parks and recreation space program. The presenters said the existing building is in generally good architectural condition and that the storage consolidation would be a modest, targeted capital project.
On public restrooms, the team reviewed six facilities and found variable conditions driven largely by site drainage and moisture. The architects cited ADA access shortfalls and recommended elevating or improving foundations where moisture causes rot. As an example, Adams said one bathhouse renovation estimate was "roughly about a $63,000" upgrade; another small facility may be less costly to replace than to rehab.
Board members asked whether enterprise funds (for beaches) could cover restroom work; town staff indicated the beach enterprise fund is not sufficient to cover all restroom costs and that more complete budget analysis will follow at the staff workshop.
The architects recommended that the board consider a targeted program of replacements and selective rebuilds where site constraints and repeated maintenance make repair less cost‑effective. The draft estimate the architects will deliver before Thanksgiving will include line items to aid that prioritization.
