FORECASTER • July 29, 2024
Erosion from ocean waves at two sites in Falmouth is threatening public infrastructure and the town will need to acquire some property rights to address the problem, according to Town Manager Nathan Poore. One erosion location is at 44 Old Mill Road, which has a publicly owned wastewater pump station nearby. The other location is 30 Shoreline Drive near Mackworth Point, where erosion is threatening the public road. Both face Mackworth Island. One councilor expressed interest in stabilizing a longer strip of land than what was outlined to make sure the issue doesn’t reoccur, citing an “economy of scale to fix a larger tract” of land.