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 …
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: âThe enforcement of Hawker/Peddler licenses does fall under the police department. There is one licensed peddler that has been known to use a …
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 …
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 …
On February 4, 2013, the Board of Selectmen (BOS) unanimously approved 12,800 to be the maximum number of registered runners for this yearâs road race â 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 …
1. Beach stickers are now available at the Ellen T. Mitchell Bath House on Surf Drive on Saturdays and Sundays, 9:00 am â 4:00 pm, or at Town Hall, M-F, 8:00 am â 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 …
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 …
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 …
1.  If an existing street sign (ONE-WAY, DEAD END, STREET NAME, etc.) needs to be replaced because the sign is missing (e.g. stolen) or is illegible, call the DPW at 508-457-2543 and they will replace or repair it. DPW hours are Monday-Friday 7:30 AM â 4:00 PM.  Email contact: dpw@falmouthmass.us. 2. If a new sign is needed, or …
On November 5, 2012, the Falmouth Board of Selectmen (under agenda item â2013 fee hearingâ) discussed a Beach Department proposal to open the Bristol Beach lot to the general public on weekdays, charging $10.00 to park there. Currently, Bristol is open only to residents who have a beach sticker or visitors who buy a day/week …