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Falmouth schedules community forum on proposed police station; access road, memorial name and timeline announced
Summary
The police chief and Select Board chair announced a community forum and outlined plans for a new police station at 100 Brick Hill Road, an access road with an exit onto Route 28, shared parking and a proposed commemorative name for the new road.
The Town of Falmouth’s police chief and Select Board chair announced a community forum for the proposed police station and outlined a tentative timeline and site plan.
At the start of the meeting the police chief said a community forum would be held the same evening from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Herman Room at the Falmouth Public Library; the event will be broadcast on the town’s public‑access channel and residents may submit questions via an Enterprise link or to the town manager’s office. Officials said they hope to put the project before voters at a special town meeting next fall and include it on the November ballot, which would avoid the expense of a stand‑alone special election. If approved, construction could begin later that year with occupancy about a year to 18 months after groundbreaking, contingent on site findings.
Officials identified the proposed site as 100 Brick Hill Road and described a new access road that would connect the station to Route 28. Chair Bob Nisgalli said the board is proposing to name the new roadway “Officer John Busby Way” in memory of a past officer. The station’s frontage and parking would face the new roadway, and officials said the site plan anticipates future recreational uses — fields or community gardens — whose parking could be shared with station visitors.
The chief said the current station has electrical‑capacity limits that are interfering with equipment maintenance: staff have experienced problems charging body‑worn cameras and newly purchased Tasers because of insufficient charging capacity. Department leadership said these issues are part of the rationale for the new facility.
Both the chief and the chair emphasized outreach: they said abutters have been contacted, that the town will hold an additional community forum on Feb. 25 to hear neighbors’ concerns, and that the town will work to minimize impacts to the surrounding neighborhood.
The forum is scheduled for residents who want to review site plans and ask questions; officials encouraged attendance and said the recording will be available on the town’s public‑access channel.
