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Select Board approves fee increases, YMCA groundwater-rights assignment, property purchase and wage adjustments
Summary
At its Nov. 4 meeting the Falmouth Select Board unanimously approved 2025 marine/environmental fee changes, a groundwater discharge assignment agreement with the Cape Cod YMCA (to be held in escrow pending permits), a purchase-and-sale agreement for 599 Brick Hill Road contingent on Town Meeting/CPA funding, and nonunion wage-rate adjustments for FY25/26.
The Falmouth Select Board on Nov. 4 approved a package of actions that the town manager said were needed to respond to higher costs, protect drinking water and keep municipal wages competitive.
Marine and environmental services fees: Town staff presented a public hearing on proposed 2025 fee changes, noting Barnstable County dredging costs rose from $12 to $26.50 per cubic yard and that pre- and post-dredge surveys add costs. The department’s recommendation would raise average monthly mooring permits by about $15 per year and seasonal mooring fees by roughly $60 per year. After a brief public record showing long wait lists for slips, the board closed the hearing and voted to adopt the revised MES waterways fees as presented.
Groundwater discharge assignment for the YMCA: The board…
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