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Conservation commission allows hay bales but denies broader RDA approvals for Wheeling Avenue dune work
Summary
Courtney Byrd, vice chair of the Falmouth Conservation Commission, presided over an extended discussion Jan. 8 about temporary dune protection at two neighboring properties on Wheeling Avenue and whether hay bales should be allowed under a Request for Determination of Applicability (RDA).
Courtney Byrd, vice chair of the Falmouth Conservation Commission, presided over an extended discussion Jan. 8 about temporary dune protection at two neighboring properties on Wheeling Avenue and whether hay bales should be allowed under a Request for Determination of Applicability (RDA).
The commission voted to accept staff'recommended negative determinations under the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act and the Falmouth Wetlands Bylaw for work at 20 and 21 Wheeling Avenue, but then separately voted to allow a narrow, positive finding that permits the temporary use of hay bales at each property during the winter protection projects.
Why it matters: The two properties sit against a concrete revetment at the mouth of Falmouth Harbor where commissioners and staff said the shoreline is actively eroding. The central question was whether hay bales, stacked and staked along…
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