From The Falmouth Enterprise 4/21/23: Windmills, Beach Staff & Protecting Cape Cod Bay

Articles: “Town Expects to Have Full Staff of Lifeguards This Year” (online version called “Falmouth Beach Committee, Department Prepares for Summer Season”), pages 1 & 12. “Activists Embrace Old Statute’s Power to Protect Cape Cod Bay“, pages 1 & 12. “Guest Commentary: An Open Letter to Falmouth Town Meeting Members“, page 5. Letter to the Editor: “Do …

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New Commissions Will Tackle Energy Siting, Offshore Wind Pressure Points

Healey Admin Eyes Changes To Ease Clean Energy Transition Sam Drysdale 4/20/23   STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, APRIL 20, 2023 As the state creeps closer to deadlines on its climate targets, the Healey administration will launch two commissions aimed at easing the transition to clean energy infrastructure in Massachusetts. Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper on …

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The Falmouth Enterprise 4/14/23: Article 15 (article and letters)

See FHMNA article: “Town Meeting, April 10, 2023: Voting RESULTS Article 15” Article from The Falmouth Enterprise (link + excerpt): “Falmouth Town Meeting Backs Select Board Denial Of Wind Developer”  On Monday night, April 10, Falmouth Town Meeting voted down Article 15, a citizens’ petition that would have reversed a Select Board vote to deny …

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Town Meeting, April 10, 2023: Voting RESULTS Article 15

ARTICLE 15 (partial): To see if Town Meeting will vote in favor of allowing offshore wind developers the right of entry to conduct soil investigations and studies to assess the feasibility of horizontal directional drilling in Town-owned parcels. Select Board Recommendation: Indefinite Postponement Votes of Town Meeting Members: YES Votes = 72 NO Votes = …

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The Falmouth Enterprise – 13 Letters to the Editor Published 4/7/23

Letters to the Editor, pages 4-7, regarding the FHMNA Mission Statement as referred to in the Enterprise Editorial published on 3/31/23; Article 15; SouthCoast Wind; & whales/windmills. There were 13 Letters to the Editor in The Falmouth Enterprise on 4/7/23. Many were informative as well as interesting, so we have included some excerpts to give …

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Heights Targeted for Ocean Outfall Pipe

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 …

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Substations in Falmouth and Barnstable (Covell’s Beach)

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 …

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