Falmouth Housing Trust hearing continued after DPW flags plowing, trash access concerns for 419 McQuaid Highway project

The Zoning Board of Appeals continued the public hearing on the Falmouth Housing Trust’s 419 McQuaid Highway redevelopment to a draft‑decision review on February 6 after a late referral from the Department of Public Works raised questions about whether a segment of the proposed road layout would be classified as a driveway. The DPW director’s note — received by staff and forwarded to the board earlier the same day — indicated concern that a driveway leg lacks sufficient turnaround and width for town plows and trash collection vehicles, which could result in the town declining to provide those services for that segment.

Laura Moynihan, executive director of the Falmouth Housing Trust, told the board she submitted a draft decision on Dec. 19 and that she had filed a demolition permit; she said she had not yet received staff comments on the draft. Moynihan said she would review the DPW referral and coordinate with engineering and the DPW. "I…