New Provincetown Town Manager Ready to Tackle Affordable Housing

CCB MEDIA PHOTO Provincetown Town Hall

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Provincetown Town Hall

PROVINCETOWN – Provincetown’s new town manager, David Panagore, spent his first day on the job on Monday.

Panagore, 50, who came to Cape Cod from Connecticut where he was the executive director of the New Haven Parking Authority, said he spent his day meeting with the staff and getting familiar with the town.

He also got out of the office to talk with a couple of merchants and had over 150 emails to sift through.

The town’s search was a long process after the former town manager, Sharon Lynn, resigned in 2013.

The job was first offered to another candidate who turned it down due to the lack of affordable housing.

Panagore says that issue is front and center.

“Housing is an issue across the Cape but in Provincetown it’s clearly one of the most critical issues,” Panagore said. “Year-round available housing being a critical one.”

Panagore said another major issue facing the town is finding its base in the local economy with the disappearance of fishing as a major industry along with environmental issues.

Settling into the position is how Panagore expects to begin his tenure.

“First on my agenda list is really to spend the next month or so really listening and going out and meeting everyone that I can in town who has an interest in town,” he said. “So that I can help see the community move forward the way it wants to.”

Panagore and selectmen came to terms on a three-year contract in July with a salary that starts at $140,000 per year.

Panagore previously worked for the city of Hartford as its chief operating officer and held positions in Springfield and Chelsea.

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