On Monday, 4/10/23, Town Meeting Members will vote on Article 25 that focuses on upgrades to the Town’s waste-water plant and would appropriate an initial $4.5 million to fund the design of an expansion of the Teaticket/Acapesket sewer area ultimately requiring an expansion of the Town’s leaching beds to the north of the treatment plant on Blacksmith …
Below are two items from The Falmouth Enterprise, 3/31/2023: 1.The full text of a Letter to the Editor “Substation Ruins Neighborhood”, page 7. 2.Four photos of Vineyard Wind’s construction project at Covell’s Beach in Barnstable, page 9. Also see aerial photos from 2022 in our website post “Vineyard Wind Cable Installation at Covell’s Beach” along …
In a Letter to the Editor on March 31, 2023, Cindy Branga of Grace Court East Falmouth discussed “Whales Need Protection”. Here is an excerpt: “There have been reports in the national news media about larger than normal numbers of dead whales and dolphins on the shores of New York and New Jersey. Several environmental …
Below is the full text of FHMNA’s response (written by President Dave Buzanoski with Board input) to The Falmouth Enterprise’s editorial published on 3/31/23 entitled “Thinking About a Mission Statement” which we emailed to you on 4/1/23. This Letter to the Editor has been submitted for publication in the Enterprise this coming Friday, 4/7/23. “A …
On 2/17/2023, SouthCoast Wind (a.k.a. Mayflower Wind) published in the Federal Register their DEIS (Draft Environmental Impact Statement). The Notice of this publishing commences a 45-day public comment period with the federal BOEM (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management) which ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on April 3, 2023. THIS COMMENT DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL …
FALMOUTH ANNUAL TOWN MEETING MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2023 at 7:00 P.M. Doors open at 5:30 P.M. MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, LAWRENCE SCHOOL 113 LAKEVIEW AVENUE, FALMOUTH, MA 02540 See below to read the letter sent by the FHMNA Board of Directors to ALL Town Meeting Members on or about 3/29/23. See Town website for links to the “Articles …
Below is the full text of a letter entitled “Really Green?” which was published in the Falmouth Enterprise on 3-31-23. Links to a second letter to the editor regarding whales and a third letter regarding substations will come to you separately later this week with more information about both. “Really Green?” Falmouth’s upcoming Town Meeting …
The below editorial appeared in the 3/31/23 edition of The Falmouth Enterprise titled “Thinking About A Mission Statement” criticizing FHMNA’s position on SouthCoast Wind’s cable intentions via Falmouth Heights. President Dave Buzanoski will be responding with a letter to the editor this week, and should others feel compelled to comment they should feel free to …
ARTICLES FROM THE FALMOUTH ENTERPRISE, 3/24/23 “SouthCoast Meets With Residents, Answers Questions”, page 1 & 12 “SouthCoast Wind Environmental Report Draws Divergent Views”, page 3 “Bad Move For Falmouth” by Bruce Buch, page 4 (Article 15, SouthCoast Con) “A Small But Important Step”, by Rosemary Carey page 4 (Article 15, SouthCoast Pro) LETTERS TO THE …
Just in case you haven’t seen it yet, here’s a photo of the new fence at Bristol Beach completed a few weeks ago.