FALMOUTH After a decade of two wind turbines standing inoperable on the wastewater treatment plant, the town is moving forward with getting them dismantled.
The Falmouth Select Board voted at its meeting Monday to hire a consultant to determine how much it would cost to get rid of the turbines, and then create the necessary bids to make that happen.
Previously, the Select Board and other town officials had discussed other options that included special legislation.
Attorney Chris Morog, whom the town hired as a consultant, said Monday that after investigating, he found some obstacles with special legislation, including an unknowable timetable and potential additional costs. Because of the age of the turbines, there is also a limited interest from potential bidders.
The Falmouth Select Board on Monday, February 22, approved hiring a consultant to assist with the creation of bid documents necessary for the disposition of the two wind turbines at the wastewater treatment plant site on Blacksmith Shop Road.
Attorney Christopher W. Morog told the board that Massachusetts General Law allows for the dismantling and disposal of the turbines under one procurement.
âWe could, under Chapter 30.39M, which was the way the turbines were put up, have a procurement that goes out for the removal and disposal of the turbines,â Mr. Morog said. âThe bidder, the successful bidder, whether they are paying us an amount of money or we have to pay them to have them removed, would be able to do what they like with them, if they are the lowest responsible bidder.â
The Falmouth Select Board approved a lease of the historic Emerald House to the Cape Cod Cape Verdean Museum and Cultural Society at its meeting on Monday, February 22.
âI think it is a great fit for the house, and I move we approve the lease,â board member Douglas H. Jones said
The residential zoning limits of the Emerald House confine its use to philanthropic, as a library or as a museum. The request for proposal issued by the town gave first priority to uses that connect with the Portuguese immigrant heritage and the heritage of Portuguese-American farming on the property.
The Falmouth Select Board approved a lease of the historic Emerald House to the Cape Cod Cape Verdean Museum and Cultural Society at its meeting on Monday, February 22.
EAST FALMOUTH At Christmas, Trish and Charlie Wright gave their neighbor, Samuel Johnson, then 99, a book called The Century, co-authored by Peter Jennings.
About a month ago, Trish Wright said, he gave it back with notes of all the factual errors inside. Johnson lived much of that history. He met Norman Rockwell, saw Babe Ruth play baseball and watched 17 different presidents at the helm, she said.
“He is fantastic to chat with and he just knows so much stuff,” Wright said. “He’s a fantastic historian.”
The neighborhood came together Saturday to celebrate Johnson s birthday. Johnson, who turned 100 on Tuesday, Feb. 9, watched as his neighbors in Fishermans Cove drove by and congratulated him. East Falmouth Elementary School students made large cardboard cutouts of “100” that Johnson put in the front of his yard for the parade.