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Falmouth Conservation Commission delays several dock and shoreline proposals, asks for redesigns and extra mitigation
Summary
The commission continued hearings on a 25‑foot pier extension at 115 Childs River Road and a dock replacement at 24 Willis Lane after commissioners requested revised plans showing mooring locations, fixed‑T details, dune restoration and additional mitigation; the Willis Lane item was continued to Nov. 6.
The Falmouth Conservation Commission on Oct. 16 spent substantial time reviewing multiple shoreline proposals, asking applicants to refine plans to reduce impacts to salt marsh and dune areas, show mooring/boat tie‑up locations, and provide clearer mitigation and dune restoration details.
At 115 Childs River Road, engineer Chuck (Capen/Cape Islands Engineering) presented a 25‑foot pier extension intended to reach deeper water and reduce prop wash inshore. He said the extension would put the pier end in roughly "3.5 to 3.6 feet of water" and that the applicant is "okay with…
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