Falmouth Heights – Maravista
Neighborhood Association
Mission Statement
To preserve and improve the residential character of the Falmouth Heights and Maravista neighborhoods. To protect and enhance our beaches, parks, estuaries and other public spaces. To encourage activities that promote civic pride and the healthful and peaceful enjoyment of our neighborhoods. To provide a forum to identify concerns affecting our neighborhoods, make relevant information available to our members, and address areas of concern with appropriate Town bodies.
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TO READ ABOUT the SouthCoast Wind (formerly Mayflower Wind) Project, click here: SouthCoast Wind Project Information. To Donate to our SouthCoast Wind Fund, click on the button in the left column or after entering the dedicated page.
TO READ PAST NEWS, click on dates under “Annual Archives” (left column, scroll down).
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EVENTS (hosted by FHMNA or in our focus area) August 2024 – July 2025:
FALMOUTH FIREWORKS: July 4, 2025, Heights Beach.
SPRING SOCIAL: June, 2025, TBD.
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL BEGINS: June 15, 2025, see Map of Focus Area and To Join or Renew page for online and mail-in application.
ANNUAL CLEANUP: April, 2025, TBD. Open to the public as part of the Town sponsored cleanup weekend. RSVP to events@fhmna.org
CAPE COD MARATHON: Sunday, October 13, 2024. Click here to see the route map.
ASICS FALMOUTH ROAD RACE: Sunday, August 18, 2024, 9:00 a.m. See www.falmouthroadrace.com. Also see falmouthpolice.com/ the week before for traffic information.
ANNUAL MEETING: Saturday, August 3, 2024, 9 AM – noon, Falmouth Public Library. See FHMNA 2023 Annual Meeting Draft Minutes.
EVENTS (hosted by FHMNA or in our focus area) August 2023 – July 2024:
FALMOUTH FIREWORKS: July 4, 2024 Heights Beach.
SPRING SOCIAL: June 23, 2024 BRUNCH, 10:30 AM – Noon, The Coonamessett Inn. By invitation to members with RSVP (to come).
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL BEGINS: June 15, 2024, see Map of Focus Area and To Join or Renew page for online and mail-in application.
ANNUAL CLEANUP: April 27, 2024, 9 AM – Noon. RSVP to events@fhmna.org and meet at the Heights Ball Field. FHMNA provides bags, grabbers and safety vests; please bring your own gloves.
FALL SOCIAL: Cancelled due to inclement weather. (All 3 dates: September 23, 24 and 29, 2023).
ASICS FALMOUTH ROAD RACE: Sunday, August 20, 2023. See www.falmouthroadrace.com. Also see the Falmouth Police Department Race Information page for information including road closures.
ANNUAL MEETING: Saturday, August 5, 2023, 8:15 a.m. Location: Falmouth Yacht Club. See FHMNA 2022 Annual Meeting APPROVED Minutes.
Director Openings
3 Directors, terms ending 8/25
3 Directors, terms ending 8/26
2 Alternates, annual terms
CURRENT NEWS
Conservation Commission Wed. 4/24, 7 PM: Outfall Pipe – review test borings on Kite Park for Ocean Wastewater Outfall Pipe
REQUESTS FOR DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY Amy Lowell, Town of Falmouth, Nantucket Sound and 0 Grand Avenue (Map/parcel: 46B-03-003- 000), Falmouth, MA – For permission to conduct seven geotechnical test borings….
Craigville Beach Rally, 4/20/24, 11am – 1pm
As part of FHMNA’s coalition participation with Barnstable in objecting to wind developers’ cables being routed through our respective residential communities, we have been invited to attend a rally at Craigville…
Falmouth’s Great Bay Street In Rough Shape; Town Working On Solution
By GILDA GEIST, 3/22/2022 (both online and in print on page 9 of The Falmouth Enterprise). The town is working with an engineering consultant to figure out what to do…
Clarification: Shell Sells Its Half of South Coast Wind
Shell Sells Its Half Of SouthCoast Wind To Joint Venture Partner By GILDA GEIST, published both online 3/22/24 and in The Falmouth Enterprise printed edition, page 2. Up until Wednesday,…
Shell sells stake in SouthCoast Wind Energy to Ocean Winds North America
See article below from Reuters via Yahoo!/finance published online on Wed, Mar 20, 2024, 5:19 PM: (Reuters) – Energy firm Shell said on Wednesday it had sold its 50% stake…
Falmouth Board Opposes Losing Local Control Over Renewable Energy Projects
The article “Falmouth Board Opposes Losing Local Control Over Renewable Energy Projects” by Noelle Annonen was published in The Falmouth Enterprise on Friday, 3/15/24 on pages 1 & 18 and…
Falmouth Heights Remains Option For SouthCoast Wind Despite Portsmouth Vote
Article by NOELLE ANNONEN, The Falmouth Enterprise, page 3, and online. This map shows the two proposed landfall locations for SouthCoast Wind’s power lines. COURTESY SOUTHCOAST WIND SouthCoast Wind officially…
Scientists Will Study How Sewering Has Impacted Little Pond In Falmouth
The following article by Gilda Geist was published in The Falmouth Enterprise and online on 2/23/2024. The Town of Falmouth spent $44 million to build a sewer system in the…
Little Pond, Flood Insurance & Eelgrass – WHOI Projects (see The Falmouth Enterprise article)
“New Research Projects Will Focus On Coastal Issues In Falmouth And Beyond“ • By Gilda Geist, 2/16/24 in The Falmouth Enterprise, page 11 and online Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)…
Letter #2 to Mr. Judge, Undersecretary of Energy & Environmental Affairs
On February 2, 2024, FHMNA President Dave Buzanoski mailed the following letter (on FHMNA letterhead) to Mr. Michael Judge, Undersecretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, regarding Southcoast Wind’s proposed high…