Falmouth Conservation Commission Issues Three Orders of Conditions, Continues Four Cases

FALMOUTH -- July 1, 2026, Falmouth Conservation Commission issues three wetlands orders, continues four cases at July 1 meeting. Chairman Bill Duffy presided over a virtual session in which the commission voted unanimously to issue orders of conditions for the John G. Merlsana Family Trust at 15 Beach Street, requiring view-corridor restoration and mitigation for an unpermitted deck, with a planting deadline of October 31, as well as for a sunroom-removal and garage-addition project at 20 Beach Street and for a dwelling replacement at 65 Walker Street for James Pellow and Robin Shammack. The commission continued a Nobska Pond invasive Phragmites management proposal from Crawford Land Management to July 22, pending a Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program file number; the project targets eight isolated areas totaling just under 4,800 square feet. Two other applications, John H. Gallagher III's piling-supported home replacement at 415 Maravista Avenue and 15 Dairyland LLC's common dock proposal, were also continued to July 22, with staff citing the applicants' need to first pursue zoning relief before the commission can act.