Year: 2021

The article below reports more detail than the Falmouth Enterprise 12/21/21 article, “Mayflower Wind Plans Onshore connection at Falmouth Heights” (also published on 12/24/21 print edition, page 1). ________________________ At the Select Board (SB) meeting on December 20, 2021 (watch YouTube by scrolling to minute 54 through 1:30), Assistant Town Manager Mr. Johnson-Staub stated that …

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See Cape Cod Times article 12/17/21, “Energy boost: Massachusetts doubles offshore wind in power pipeline with new projects”. On Friday 12/17/21, Massachusetts selected Vineyard Wind (Commonwealth Wind) and Mayflower Wind to provide another 1600 MW cumulatively of wind generated electricity to the state. Both wind companies are already working on 800 MW projects for the …

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See the Notice (below) published in the Falmouth Enterprise on 12/17/21: “Federal Consistency Review Notice – Mayflower Wind Project” The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) is reviewing the Mayflower Wind Project for consistency with program policies. The deadline for public comment “within 21 days of the publication of this Environmental Monitor… ” Send …

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Mayflower Wind Member Survey Results & Call To Action: Select Board 12/20/21 Agenda – Mayflower Wind Discussion The FHMNA Board of Directors requested our membership to participate in a survey regarding the Mayflower Wind Project and its proposed onboarding of cabling at Falmouth Heights Beach and then proceeding onto Worcester Ave Park and/or Central Park …

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In our continuing effort to keep members apprised of the Mayflower Wind project: Mayflower Wind filed a petition for Falmouth Zoning Bylaws Exemptions with the State of Massachusetts on Nov 17, 2021 with respect to the onboarding of power cables from their proposed offshore wind farm located 20 miles south of Nantucket and 30 miles …

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FHMNA has received the following information from Thomas Keough Jr. Thomas.Keough@aecom.com who was cited as the contact person in the FHMNA 12/6/21 email “PUBLIC NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW – PROJECT: Mayflower Wind (Falmouth connector) – Comments Requested”. ______________________________________ For the Mayflower Wind Project, concerning their submission of an ENF (Environmental Notice Form), a “Notice of …

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On Saturday Dec 4, 2021, FHMNA conducted our Fall neighborhood clean-up in conjunction with Litter Free Falmouth’s town wide initiative. Eighteen hearty volunteers braved the chilly morning and met on the Heights’ Ballfield at 9am for coffee, warm cider and donuts before setting out for their assigned clean up locations. The volunteers covered virtually all …

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Mayflower Wind has filed an Environment Notification Form with the Secretary of Energy & Environmental Affairs on/or before Nov.17, 2021, and the Public Notice of Environmental Review was printed in the Falmouth Enterprise on Dec.3, 2021 in the legal ads section. Scroll down until you reach this notification. The deadline for public commentary is within …

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Mayflower Wind petitions filed with the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs are available online through Mass.gov. [EFSB and DPU Siting Open Dockets | Mass.gov] The instructions on their page say: “To view the online docket for the case, please visit DPU’s file room. To access the docket: (1) copy the “file room location” …

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Tides Motel Septic System Variance Approved, with stipulations. See Falmouth Enterprise for details published on Friday, December 3, 2021, page 5.