Public opening of Scituate Harbor Community Building delayed

By Jessica Bartlett, Boston.com Staff

Hopes to open the Scituate Harbor Community Building to the public by December have fallen by the wayside, with ongoing construction work delaying the target over a month.

Problems have been a mix of contractor and product availability as well as bidding delays, according to Scitiate's facilities manager, Kevin Kelly.

Its open [to town groups], but the upgrades werent completed and new rental policies arent in place or activated. But Id estimate that were a few weeks away from that, Kelly said.

In November, Kelly told Selectmen he hoped most building repairs could be completed by the end of the month. Other work was to be finished by Dec. 14.

Yet work has continued in mid-January in the buildings kitchen. Installation of a new rug was held off due to roof leaks. The New Year nor'easter added to the work.

Even though half the roof was replaced in mid-November, some leaks reappeared in the back half of the building. Water came in doors as well, damaging the carpet.

Kelly said he was disappointed, but not surprised to see that even some new sections of the roof were problematic, as the roof has equipment sitting on it that make it difficult to weatherize.

Though a new carpet will be installed in the next few weeks, problems are likely to reoccur, Kelly said. A more resilient flooring option would likely be too expensive and wasnt discussed, he said.

Its not a new building, its right on the ocean. I would anticipate that there is always the possibility of problems to happen to the building, Kelly said Weve done everything right to make repairs and do things. But its a building that does need and will continue to need attention.

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Public opening of Scituate Harbor Community Building delayed