The Falmouth Select Board unanimously accepted the donation on February 1.
âThat really is a legacy gift that will be here for generations,â chairwoman Megan E. English Braga said.
Board member Douglas C. Brown also offered thanks for the donation.
âWe will have to put an anonymous plaque up along the trail,â Mr. Brown said.
The board proclaimed February 9, 2021, as Samuel N. Johnson Day in Falmouth. Mr. Johnson, a 38-year resident of Falmouth, will celebrate his 100th birthday on Tuesday, February 9.
Mr. Johnson, a World War II veteran, served in the Navy V5 Program from 1942 through 1945 and worked with General Electric as an engineer. He married his wife, Betty, on May 5, 1945, and had six children and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Members of a long-range planning task force are looking to fix the noise and traffic issues caused by the Steamship Authorityâs Woods Hole to Marthaâs Vineyard ferry operations.
The group, which has met five times so far, will continue to meet for the next year or so and will make recommendations to curb the issues. Heavy traffic, both auto and freight, on the Woods Hole to Vineyard Haven and Oak Bluffs route draws ire from communities on both sides of Vineyard Sound. Members are still in the fact-gathering stage, Steven Sayers, former general counsel and consultant, told the Steamship Authority board of governors during their January 25 meeting. He updated the board on the progress of the task force and the traffic mitigation work group, both of which were formed last year.
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The meeting comes following a petition calling for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to conduct a highway safety evaluation along the road, especially at busy intersections like Sam Turner Road, Sandwich Road and Currier Road. (Shutterstock)
FALMOUTH, MA Route 151, a 7-mile straightaway cutting through Falmouth and Mashpee, is a busy road that allows drivers to avoid much of Route 28, but according to town officials the number of crashes on the road has long been a problem.
And following the death of a 4-year-old boy in a Route 151 crash last week, the Falmouth Select Board will hold a meeting Monday to discuss safety issues along the road. The police chief, public works department and the area s three state legislators have all been invited to the meeting.
The residents of Falmouth have an excellent opportunity over the coming weeks (up until February 5) to provide input about how they want to improve their streets. In January 2020, the Town of Falmouth adopted a Complete Streets policy, which âcommits to provide a transportation system and infrastructure that is safe, efficient, accessible and reliable to accommodate the widest array of transport modes.â Complete Streets allows for safe travel by those walking, cycling, driving automobiles, riding public transportation, or delivering goods. This is our chance to help shape our townâs traffic infrastructure to better serve every one of usâpeople of all ages and abilities, as well as future generations and the townâs many visitors. Now is truly time to let your voice be heard.