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Barnstable Local Comprehensive Plan
Draft Facilities Chapter
Goals & Strategies
Please submit comments to the Local Comprehensive Planning Committee by email at
BarnstableLCP@town.barnstable.ma.us or drop off hard copies to the Planning and Development office located at Town
Hall: 367 Main Street, Hyannis 02601 3rd floor.
Public Facilities and Services (1/4)
Policy: Provide well-maintained public facilities and services that serve
the current and future social, economic, cultural, safety, traffic, and
communication needs of the community; that are equitably distributed; and
are provided with minimal environmental impact.
Strategies:
• When allocating resources to meet capital needs, the Town will consider major
maintenance issues of existing facilities, and the needs of new or expanded facilities.
• The Town will ensure that those facilities and services necessary to support development
and redevelopment will be adequate, without decreasing levels of service adopted by this
plan.
• The Town will support and encourage the joint planning, siting, development and use of
public facilities and services with other governmental or community organizations in areas
of mutual concern and benefit in order to maximize efficiency, reduce costs, and minimize
impacts on the environment.
Public Facilities and Services (2/4)
Policy: Provide high quality public safety services for the residents of
Barnstable through cost effective maintenance and upgrades of facilities
and equipment.
Strategies:
• Consider the impact of any new development presenting impacts on Barnstable’s public
safety services during project review and mitigate those impacts to the extent feasible.
Public Facilities and Services (3/4)
Policy: Provide educational facilities to meet the present and future needs of
Barnstable residents.
Strategies:
• Continue to work with the school department to plan for and fund facility maintenance
and upgrade of school properties.
• Because of the cyclical nature of population trends, the Town should identify and secure or
retain land for future school facility expansion.
• Ensure that buildout projections and residential development approvals are communicated
to the affected public school district in a timely manner so they can plan effectively for
future needs.
Public Facilities and Services (4/4)
Policy: Continue existing operations at the Cape Cod Gateway Airport.
Strategies:
• Enhance coordination between the Airport Commission’s master planning activities and
the Town.
• Actively explore integration of multi-modal transportation services with airport services.
• Implement goals established within the Airport Master Plan.