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Falmouth board hears plan to pilot food trucks, relocate beach office amid erosion concerns
Summary
Beach Committee proposed a one-year pilot to rotate mobile food vendors at four beaches and recommended moving the Beach Department headquarters to 10 Pumping Station Road, citing deteriorating buildings, coastal erosion and operational benefits. Incumbent concession operators urged careful planning around parking, utilities and town revenue.
The Falmouth Select Board on Oct. 21 heard a Beach Committee proposal to pilot mobile food services at select beaches in 2025 and to relocate Beach Department administrative facilities to a town-owned building at 10 Pumping Station Road.
Beach Committee members said the move responds to storm vulnerability and the deteriorating condition of permanent concession buildings. "The present buildings are deteriorating at a rapid pace, and they're not evacuatable when we have emergencies," Beach Committee member said, urging mobile vendors that can be pulled away before storms. The committee recommended four vendors rotate among four staffed beaches in 12-week coverage blocks, with vendors spending three weeks at each site and operating eight hours per day.
Committee Chair Barbara Schneider outlined…
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