Historical Commission Hears Concerns Over Potential Falmouth Station Development

By Calli Remillard
Falmouth Enterprise

A Depot Avenue resident expressed his deep concerns regarding the EDIC’s plans for development at Falmouth Station at the Falmouth Historical Commission’s meeting on Tuesday, February 1.

Benjamin Mezzacappa went before the commission during its discussion of the Falmouth Station plans and said that as a resident, he has serious concerns regarding the already high density and traffic of the area and the impact that the proposed developments would have on the historic preservation of the area’s character.

“My family has owned property at 29 Depot Avenue since the early 1970s,” he said. “I have several 200-year-old buildings on that land. I really have a personal love for that whole area, Depot Avenue and Highfield Drive. I advocate for stewardship of that area [and] frankly I just think it is one of the most historically significant areas of this town, being all Beebe and Swift land.”

The Falmouth Station and the surrounding 3.9 acres are not in the historic district but are bordered by it on two sides. While the historical commission has no say over the usage of that parcel, chairman Edward Haddad said that he did remind the EDIC that it should be mindful of the historic significance of the property and its surroundings. To read more of this article click here.