Bristol Beach Stays Sticker

On Monday, November 18, 2013, the Board of Selectmen voted 4 to 1 (Brent Putnam dissenting) against opening the Bristol Beach parking lot to non-sticker holders, charging $10 at the gate to day visitors. There was a short discussion of the issues previously presented on November 4 (see article posted Nov. 5), including how busy …

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Bristol Beach Parking Fees: BOS Hears Pros and Cons

On November 4, 2013, the Board of Selectmen (BOS) heard pros and cons for adding a $10 parking fee to the Bristol Beach parking lot, opening the lot to “day-trippers” similar to Old Silver, Surf Drive and Menauhant beaches. Comments will be taken under advisement. The BOS will announce its decision in two weeks. Please …

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Little Pond Update – Oyster Aquaculture Demonstration Project

An Update, written by Ron Zweig, member of the Falmouth Water Quality Management Committee: The Town of Falmouth is committed to cleaning up the nitrogen from Little Pond, using a variety of decentralized methods such as oyster aquaculture, in addition to the planned sewering of the Little Pond lower watershed. This Shellfish Aquaculture Demonstration Project …

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Traveling Vendor(s) in the Heights

Per the discussion at our Annual Meeting on 8/2/2013, we asked Jim Cummings, our police liaison, to look into the issue of traveling vendors in our area.  The following is his reply: “The enforcement of Hawker/Peddler licenses does fall under the police department.  There is one licensed peddler that has been known to use a …

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FHMIA donates defibrillator to Heights beach

The Falmouth Enterprise, Tuesday, August 13, 2013, page 3: “Lorraine Luchner (from left), a board member with the Falmouth Heights-Maravista Improvement Association, and Howard Grosser, the president of the improvement association, present Beach Superintendent Donald Hoffer with a defibrillator. The association donated the defibrillator to be used at Falmouth Heights Beach this past spring. With …

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Little Pond, Eco Toilets and Waste Water Quality Management Committee

1)  Eco Toilets http://www.falmouthmass.us/waterq/web%20site/pages/eco-toilets.html 2)  Falmouth Water Quality Management Committee http://www.falmouthmass.us/depart.php?depkey=waterq 3)  Falmouth Waste Water Department http://www.falmouthmass.us/depart.php?depkey=wastewater 4)  Maps of the Little Pond proposed sewer areas: Little Pond Sewer Borders Little Pond Detailed Map 5)  WasteWater 7-29-13 A 6 page report which begins “This Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact  Report  and Targeted …

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New Balance Road Race – August 11, 2013

On February 4, 2013, the Board of Selectmen (BOS) unanimously approved 12,800 to be the maximum number of registered runners for this year’s road race – same as last year.   On their permit application, Race organizers had sought to increase the number of runners to 14,000 but, possibly because of neighborhood concerns, reduced their request …

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Summer Safety and Beach Stickers

1.  Beach stickers are now available at the Ellen T. Mitchell Bath House on Surf Drive on Saturdays and Sundays, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, or at Town Hall, M-F, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm.  For a mail-in form, click on www.falmouthmass.us/beach/beachdump.pdf. 2. Register you and your house alarm system with the Falmouth Police, 508-457-2532, in …

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Little Pond Oyster Project Approved: Summary

On May 1st, the Conservation Commission gave their approval (with agreed upon conditions) for the demonstration project recommended by the Water Quality Management Committee (WQMC) to introduce 1.25 million oysters into Little Pond in June and another 1.25 million in July. Oysters are known to be a natural means of filtering out both fecal coliform …

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FHMIA Board To Vote YES on Town Ballot Question #1

The FHMIA By-Laws state one of our purposes to be “to actively participate in neighborhood and related townwide matters which concern the well-being of the membership”.  Accordingly, members of the FHMIA Board of Directors watched the Town Meeting discussions of Articles 24 & 25 which have been combined to form Question #1 on the upcoming …

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