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Pic Of The Day #544

Posted on October 13, 2018 | 2 comments

The seagulls were here first (Photo/Seth Goltzer)

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Pic Of The Day #397

Posted on May 19, 2018 | 1 comment

New Compo Beach pavilion roof (Photo/Amy Schneider)

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Pic Of The Day #294

Posted on February 5, 2018 | 1 comment

Workers replace the Compo Beach pavilion roof (Photo/Amy Schneider)

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Pic Of The Day #110

Posted on August 5, 2017 | 1 comment

Umbrellas at the Compo Beach pavilion (Photo/Amy Schneider)

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Pavilion Progress

Posted on June 28, 2017 | Comments Off on Pavilion Progress

Midway through the Compo Beach pavilion roof removal project, here’s what’s happening:

The view is certainly different — a lot lighter. But where will the seagulls perch?

Meanwhile, the picnic tables had to go somewhere. They’re outside the pavilion, on the cannon side.

At midday today, they got a bit of use.

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Compo Pavilion Roof: The Sequel

Posted on June 27, 2017 | 25 comments

According to initial reports from Westport Parks and Recreation, the Compo Beach pavilion roof is being removed and replaced.

Like Republican promises about Obamacare however, that might not be exactly what’s happening — at least, right now.

In fact, this week the roof is only being removed.

For a while now, Parks and Recreation director Jen Fava has been on the Board of Finance July 5 agenda, to ask for funds for removing and replacing that roof.

However, when a consultant reported that the roof was structurally unsound, Parks and Rec decided to remove it ASAP.

That project began yesterday.

The Compo Beach pavilion — including the soon-to-be-removed roof.

Fava will still go before the moneymen next month. If approved, a new roof will be installed before next summer.

But for the rest of this season, the pavilion will be open to the sky. Unless, Fava says, another type of roof solution is found.

The rest of the structure — brick walls and cement floor — is not being worked on at all.

The roof removal is expected to be completed before the July 4th weekend crush.

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Pic Of The Day #68

Posted on June 23, 2017 | 7 comments

When JP Vellotti took this shot Wednesday evening, he had no idea the Compo Beach pavilion would close the next day for roof repairs. (Photo/JP Vellotti)

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Compo Pavilion Closed; New Roof Ahead

Posted on June 23, 2017 | 11 comments

The Compo Beach pavilion — the brick structure next to the bathhouses and Joey’s by the Shore, popular with picnickers, people-watchers and photographers — is off-limits for a few days.

Westport’s Parks and Recreation Commission heeded the report of consultant Jim DeStefano that damage to the pavilion — from age and storms — made it unsafe.

It’s been blocked off with security tape. On Monday, work begins on a new roof. It’s expected to take 5 days — just in time for the surge of July 4th weekend beachgoers.

The Compo Beach pavilion roof is a favorite home for seagulls…

“We’re sensitive that the pavilion is in a historic district,” says Parks and Rec Commission chair Charlie Haberstroh.

He noted that there will be no changes to the structure itself. The roof was last replaced in 1988.

“We’re being very careful not to touch any walls,” Haberstroh says.

Parks and Rec may provide canopies or umbrellas for shade during the project.

Joey’s (and the lockers and restrooms) will remain open throughout.

… and a favorite too of photographers, who love to frame shots through it. (Photo/Susan Woog Wagner)

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Renovate Or Replace Compo Bathhouse And Pavilion? Public Meeting Next Week

Posted on May 17, 2017 | 23 comments

The press release is simple:

The Parks and Recreation Commission will hold a Special Public Meeting on Thursday, May 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Hall auditorium.  The purpose of the meeting is to determine whether to repair and renovate the current Compo Beach bathhouse and pavilion structure or replace the structure with a new facility.

Knowing Westport — and the history of the beach — the debate is certain to be lively.

The Compo Beach bathhouse … (Photo/Pat Gold)

… and pavilion. (Painting by Matthew Levine)

 

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