The Owen Park Bandstand in Vineyard Haven is due for a renovation. Rather than rebuild what is there, the town would like to explore design alternatives that would improve the structure and better meet community needs.
The town has invited local architects, landscape architects, and designers to participate in a design competition to develop a conceptual design for the bandstand. The designers who have entered will present their conceptual designs on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 6 pm at Katharine Cornell Theater. Community members are encouraged to attend this meeting to hear the presentations, and ask the designers questions. At the end of the meeting, all the participants will be able to fill out a form to rank their preferences, which will be narrowed down to three finalists through a ranked-choice system.
The town intends to complete improvements to the bandstand prior to the town’s 350th anniversary in 2021.
Too funny. The town puts in all efforts for plans around a bandstand. Yes, a bandstand. But leadership on a school solution??? Nothing but chaos.
new news– don’t worry, the town will fence this one up also.
and about a $47 MM difference in cost.
I’ll go for the bandstand.
The Commonwealth was willing to contribute a third of the cost for the school. You always seem to forget that. A bandstand might get used for how many hours a year? But I’m sure it will look nice. Way to go, Tisbury.
is the superintendent of schools deciding on the winner? Then it will take years but I bet he’s confident he can do it.