Here are five essentials things to know in the town of Barnstable this week:
1. Gearing up for its 375th birthday next year, the town is seeking a new logo for the special event. Vote online now through Aug. 16 to pick your favorite logo among the other five finalists.
2. Town officials will hold public meetings at 6 p.m. on Tuesday and 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday to explain the lottery process for 12 affordable-income apartment units available in the Stage Coach Residences.
3. Barnstable town workers have reported possible exposure to asbestos while renovating 230 South St., a school-administration building in Hyannis. They've asked the state attorney general to look into the matter.
4. The planning committee for the new Hyannis fire department will meet tonight to discuss the possibilities of a smaller, less expensive station. Previous prices for the station were quoted at $25 and $18 million. They will meet at 5 p.m. at the Hyannis Youth & Community Center.
5. Take a walking tour of Osterville's Armstrong Kelley Park at 10 a.m. on Thursday to earn about current restoration and ongoing preservation efforts. The tour will be led by Red Bansfield, Land Manager of Barnstable Land Trust. The tour is $5 a person and participants must register with events@BLT.org.
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