Community Preservation Committee commits $2.8 million to Portside Community Park
Dennis Community Preservation Committee backs $2.8 million for Portside Park reconstruction. Chair Kellie Dionne led the committee's 8-0 vote to authorize $2.8 million in ten-year borrowing for the Portside Community Park project, the committee's largest commitment. Additional approvals included
Community Preservation Committee · Meeting of July 23, 2026
Dennis Community Preservation Committee backs $2.8 million for Portside Park reconstruction. Chair Kellie Dionne led the committee's 8-0 vote to authorize $2.8 million in ten-year borrowing for the Portside Community Park project, the committee's largest commitment. Additional approvals included $226,088 (8-0) for Cape Cod Museum of Art preservation, $59,705 (8-0) for YD Red Sox ADA improvements, $154,000 (8-0) for Friends of Bass River's Indian Lands feasibility study, and $485,000 (6-2) for Cape Cod Center for the Arts' Pond-Senn Shop restoration.
The committee deferred a $100,000 Housing Assistance Cape Cod request to May 2027 Town Meeting due to zoning and building permit challenges.
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Source: the Community Preservation Committee meeting of July 23, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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