FHMNA Letter to MA Energy & Environmental Affairs Concerning SouthCoast Wind’s Proposed Cables Through Falmouth Heights

On October 23, 2023, FHMNA President Dave Buzanoski, with input from the Board of Directors, sent the following letter on FHMNA stationary to Michael Judge, Undersecretary of (MA) Energy and Environmental Affairs with copies to: • Maura Healey, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts • Susan Moran, Senator, Plymouth and Barnstable District • David Viera, …

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Outfall Pipe vs. Goundwater Discharge

At our 2023 Annual Meeting on August 5, our guest speaker Steve Rafferty, Chair of the Water Quality Management Committee (WQMC), handed out a 6-page letter answering the question, “Why is an outfall better for Falmouth than groundwater discharge?”. On September 25, 2023, FHMNA emailed to our members and posted on our website the article, …

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SouthCoast Wind Update re. Rebids Due In January, 2024

As expected, SouthCoast Wind has now officially followed suit with Commonwealth Wind / Avangrid (Osterville project) in terminating their Power Purchase Agreements (PPA’s) with Massachusetts energy providers. The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) has now approved SouthCoast’s termination proposal as per the article below. The agreement to terminate the PPA contracts provides for penalties …

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Enterprise: Falmouth’s Nitrogen Cleanup Plans

On 9/29/23, The Falmouth Enterprise printed an article “Falmouth’s Nitrogen Cleanup Plans Begin To Take Shape” by Gilda Geist on pages 1 & 12. Excerpts: The state Department of Environmental Protection passed regulations in June that require all Cape towns to start making progress toward cleaning up their impaired estuaries, which suffer from nitrogen pollution …

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WQMC Proposal for Sewer Outfall Pipe

With reference to the recent local / public discussions regarding Falmouth Water Quality Management Committee’s (WQMC) proposal for a sewer effluent outfall pipe into Vineyard Sound, and more specifically with reference to WQMC chairman Steve Rafferty’s presentation at our August 5th annual meeting, please find below additional background information on this proposal and lastly a …

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2023 Asics Falmouth Road Race – FHMNA Member Comments

All comments are direct quotes from members. Members’ street addresses have been provided. To watch the entire road race, presented by FCTV on YouTube, click here. Worcester Avenue The largest issue concerning the RR is that as the thousands of runners who participate are either picked up by at least one car and are probably …

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Falmouth Select Board OKs Funds For Ocean Outfall Permit Process

On 9/12/23, The Falmouth Enterprise posted an article online entitled “Falmouth Select Board OKs Funds For Ocean Outfall Permit Process”. In the 9/15/23 printed edition, page 1, the same article is printed entitled, “$550,000 OK’d For Ocean Outfall Data Collection”. Excerpts: “The Falmouth Select Board moved the town forward along the road to permitting and …

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