Falmouth Morning Brief, Nov. 2: Planning Board sets Nov. 10 vote on housing permit

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• Planning Board sets Nov. 10 vote on housing permit Falmouth's Planning Board closed the hearing on a 10-unit North Falmouth Highway project after a dispute over whether the board could judge traffic and nitrogen data, then reversed course toward a positive draft decision ahead of a November 10 vote.Falmouth News
• Boards review draft sewer and septic cost plan Falmouth's Select Board, Board of Health, Water Quality Management Committee and Wastewater Infrastructure Financial Fairness Task Force held a joint workshop on a draft watershed plan that would expand sewer service and require costly new septic systems, with no votes taken.Falmouth News
• Select Board, Beach Committee weigh beach funding Falmouth's Select Board and Beach Committee held a joint workshop on funding and staffing for town beaches, with Town Manager Mike Renshaw calling a tax increase 'inevitable' to cover deferred maintenance, though no votes were taken.Falmouth News
• Select Board affirms Falmouth's first appointed clerk Falmouth's Select Board formally appointed Lisa McGoran as the town's first appointed town clerk, capping her service as temporary clerk since Michael Palmer's retirement, during a meeting that also took up bond financing for the new police station and several housing matters.Falmouth News
• Steamship board tables early ferry run again The Steamship Authority board again postponed a decision on the contested 5:30 a.m. Woods Hole-Martha's Vineyard freight run, citing a 158-signature petition from Falmouth residents and a cautious preliminary 2027 budget.Falmouth News
• Conservation Commission weighs Eel Pond dredging permit Falmouth's Conservation Commission took up an order of conditions for dredging at 34 Bridge Street on Eel Pond, as member Elizabeth Gladfelter warned the pond's flood-tide delta would quickly refill with sediment, citing a similar Perch Pond project that took years to recover.Falmouth News
• ZBA closes Broken Bow Way housing hearing Falmouth's Zoning Board of Appeals closed the hearing on a 12-unit affordable housing project on Broken Bow Way and continued a larger 46-unit hearing on Locust Field Road to November 19, after residents raised concerns about traffic and design.Falmouth News
• Falmouth revises long-term deficit forecast Falmouth's finance director presented Select Board members with a reworked long-term budget model at an Oct. 30 workshop, as one member flagged a revenue discrepancy between two of his slides that he could not immediately explain.Falmouth News

Happening Mon, Nov 2

• 6:30 PM: Select Board meets at 780 Main Street Falmouth's Select Board meets at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at 780 Main Street.Town of Falmouth
• 10:00 AM: Mindful Movement program for families at library The Coalition for Children hosts Mindful Movement at 10 a.m. Nov. 2 in the Hermann Foundation Meeting Room at the Falmouth Public Library.Falmouth Public Library
• 10:00 AM: Maker Mondays explores the five senses Maker Mondays runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 2 at the East Falmouth Library with a five-senses craft activity.Falmouth Public Library
• 11:15 AM: Next Chapter Book Club meets at main library The Next Chapter Book Club meets from 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Nov. 2 in the Bay Meeting Room at the Falmouth Public Library.Falmouth Public Library
• 1:00 PM: Beginner mah jongg open play at library Beginner mah jongg open play runs from 1 to 3 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Falmouth Public Library's Hermann Foundation Meeting Room.Falmouth Public Library
• 1:30 PM: Upper Cape Camera Club meets at library The Upper Cape Camera Club meets from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Nov. 2 in the Bay Meeting Room at the Falmouth Public Library.Falmouth Public Library
• 3:30 PM: Lego free build for kids at library Kids can build with Legos during a free-build session from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Falmouth Public Library.Falmouth Public Library
• 4:00 PM: Lego block party at North Falmouth Branch The North Falmouth Branch library hosts a Lego-building Block Party from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Nov. 2.Falmouth Public Library

Yesterday in Falmouth (Sun, Nov 1)

• 'Purple Pump Up' campaign raises $122K for Alzheimer's nonprofit Volta Oil presented the Alzheimer's Association with a check topping $122,000, capping its 15th annual Purple Pump Up fundraising campaign, according to Cape News.Cape News
• Registration opens for festive Jingle Jog and GhELF Run Falmouth Patch reports registration is now open for the annual Jingle Jog and Kids GhELF Run, letting runners celebrate the holidays while supporting community fitness.Falmouth Patch

Coming up

• Tue, Nov 3, 10:00 AM: Stories, Songs and Instruments at East Falmouth The East Falmouth Library hosts Stories, Songs and Instruments for young children at 10 a.m. Nov. 3.Falmouth Public Library
• Tue, Nov 3, 10:00 AM: Drop-in craft session at North Falmouth Branch A drop-in craft session, Stay & Make, runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 3 at the North Falmouth Branch library.Falmouth Public Library
• Tue, Nov 3, 10:30 AM: Movement & More children's program at library Movement & More, a children's activity program, runs from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 3 at the main library.Falmouth Public Library
• Tue, Nov 3, 10:30 AM: VNA of Cape Cod Hospital program at library The VNA of Cape Cod Hospital holds a program from 10:30 a.m. to noon Nov. 3 in the Bay Meeting Room at the library.Falmouth Public Library
• Tue, Nov 3, 12:00 PM: Digital Navigator technology help at library Digital Navigator technology help is available from noon to 2 p.m. Nov. 3 in the library's Lemcke Reference Room.Falmouth Public Library
• Tue, Nov 3, 1:00 PM: Camera club holds iPhone photography session The Upper Cape Camera Club holds an iPhone-focused photography group from 1 to 3 p.m. Nov. 3 at the library.Falmouth Public Library
• Tue, Nov 3, 2:00 PM: Genealogy research help desk at library A genealogy research help desk is open from 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 3 at the main library's Lemcke Reference Room.Falmouth Public Library
• Tue, Nov 3, 3:00 PM: Monthly Human Services drop-in at library The library's monthly Human Services drop-in runs from 3 to 4 p.m. Nov. 3 in the reference area.Falmouth Public Library
• Tue, Nov 3, 3:30 PM: Open Art Studio for kids at library Open Art Studio for kids runs from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Nov. 3 at the main library's Children's Program Room.Falmouth Public Library
• Tue, Nov 3, 6:30 PM: Charlie Cart Kitchen cooking program at library The Charlie Cart Kitchen program, 'Cooking With What You Have,' runs from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at the main library.Falmouth Public Library
• Tue, Nov 3: Palestine Filmlab screening set for Nov. 3 Falmouth Patch's calendar lists a free screening of 'To a Land Unknown' and short films from Palestine Filmlab on Nov. 3.Falmouth Patch
• Wed, Nov 4, 9:00 AM: Board of Assessors meets Nov. 4 Falmouth's Board of Assessors meets at 9 a.m. Nov. 4, according to the town calendar.Town of Falmouth
• Wed, Nov 4, 7:00 PM: Conservation Commission hearing set for Nov. 4 Falmouth's Conservation Commission holds a hearing at 7 p.m. Nov. 4 that includes a continued review of a Teaticket Path landscape renovation.Town of Falmouth
• Sat, Nov 14, 10:00 AM: Genealogical society holds Y-DNA testing talk The Falmouth Genealogical Society holds its monthly talk on Y-DNA testing from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 14 at the Falmouth Public Library, Cape News reports.Cape News

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