Below is the text of FHMNA President Howard Grosserâs presentation to the Board of Selectmen (BOS) on Monday, September 25, 2017 asking that the BOS vote to indefinitely postpone Article 11 in favor of the Selectmensâ Article 12. Both articles will be on the warrant for the November Town Meeting:Â Nov. 6-7, 2017, 7 PM, …
On Monday, 9/11/2017, the Board of Selectmen voted to execute the November Town Meeting warrant including Article 11, proposed by Howard Grosser, FHMNA President. The intent of Article 11 is to begin a town-wide process of restoring civility on our beaches. The Selectmen added their own beach-related Article 12 to âadopt a bylaw granting the Board …
Dear FHMNA residents, On behalf of the board of directors and the staff of Falmouth Road Race, Inc., I would like to thank you for once again opening your backyards, your front yards and the roads in your neighborhood to the 10,000+ finishers of the 2017 New Balance Falmouth Road Race. One of the reasons …
Since 2012, the road race has been managed by Dave McGillivray, Race Director, and Matt Auger, Race Operations Manager, of Dave McGillivray Sports Enterprises, Inc. (DMSE), a firm that manages mass participatory road race events, including the Boston Marathon. For a full list of organizers and other information, see http://www.falmouthroadrace.com/race-management-team/ Each year, the FHMNA asks …
FHMNA hosted a cleanup day in the Heights and Maravista on April 29 about which the Enterprise reported: Cleaning Up The Heights And Maravista, Apr 29, 2017 (https://www.capenews.net/falmouth/news/cleaning-up-the-heights-and-maravista/article_5c1d4804-9205-5d6a-95a4-bf7cb2912608.html) The Falmouth Heights-Maravista Neighborhood Association held a cleanup day on Saturday, April 29. Volunteers met at Central Park, where bags were provided. After collecting trash in the neighborhoods, …
From Falmouth Enterprise Online, 8/29/17: Stricter Beach Rules Among Petitioner Articles Filed, By Derrick Perkins âProponents of a petitioner article restricting ballplaying, music, drones, large umbrellas and other irritants at Falmouthâs beaches say the proposal is meant to spark discussion of a decades-old bylaw. âThere are people just saying that the beach is a less welcoming …
Report from Director Gerry Ryan, Liaison to Road Race Committee, given at our 8/5/17 Annual Meeting. See www.falmouthroadrace.com The New Balance Falmouth Road Race will celebrate its 45th year on August 20, 2017 starting at 8 am. The number of registered runners has remained the same as previous years: 12,800. The race committee has, and …
Originally scheduled to be a single phase project, with a targeted completion date of this past June, the water main replacement portion of the project took longer than expected and after this summerâs hiatus, the project will be completed this fall. Subsequent to DPW head Ray Jackâs presentation at our August 2016 annual meeting, the …
The following letter from the FHMNA Board was published in the Falmouth Enterprise on July 7, 2017, page 5. The editorial referenced by that letter can be found at https://www.capenews.net/falmouth/opinion/safety-is-top-priority-for-lifeguards—editorial/article_44627774-9e9b-5020-9aeb-c3e5116915e3.html Everyone Entitled To Pleasant Beaches The title of last weekâs editorial âSafety Is Top Priority For Lifeguardsâ was neither news nor clarification.  We all agree …
If  you observe activities on the beach that violate bylaws, rules or both (smoking, drinking, disruptive ball/projectile playing, dogs on the beach, etc.), please note that the official ‘chain of command’ is: (1) COMPLAIN to the LIFEGUARDS. If the lifeguards do not/are not able to respond or control the behavior, (2) FOR RULE VIOLATIONS (Smoking, disruptive …