Town to use $600,000 state grant for public restrooms and visitor center near Town Hall

Town Manager Rick Ledwith presented a new state grant of $600,000 to construct public restroom facilities on town property at the north end of the Town Hall campus and to develop a visitor center with wayfinding signage.

"The state...have graciously awarded us 600,000 to construct those facilities," Ledwith said, adding that the town planner has prepared conceptual plans for a visitor center that would house the restrooms and serve as a gateway to the center and to Blueback Square.

Committee members responded positively. Committee member John Lyons described the visitor center concept as "an incredible vision" and Council member Ben Winograd and Mayor Canter emphasized the project's value for multigenerational families and farmers market visitors. Ledwith said the town will share designs over the coming fiscal year as the project develops.