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Falmouth boards consider using embarkation fund to address Woods Hole traffic and air pollution
Summary
Board members discussed allocating part of the embarkation fund to address idling, truck traffic and ferry emissions in Woods Hole and urged regional collaboration with New Bedford and state engagement with the Steamship Authority.
Officials at Thursday’s joint meeting discussed directing a portion of the town’s embarkation-fund revenue toward public-health and environmental problems in the Woods Hole ferry terminal area, including air pollution from truck and ferry traffic.
Town staff said the embarkation fund currently brings in roughly $400,000–$500,000 a year, with room for modest growth; attendees estimated…
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