Police cleared out a wooded area off Spring Bars Road last Wednesday, June 23, where people had been living in tents and homemade shelters, Falmouth Police Chief Edward A. Dunne said.
The camp sites were located on town conservation land next to the Falmouth Housing Corporationâs Little Pond Place apartment complex on Spring Bars Road.
Falmouth Police Sergeant Michael Simoneau, along with staff from Falmouth Human Services, was there the morning of June 23 when the camp was dismantled. He said they found seven campsites, four of which were occupied.
âWe issued four letters of no trespass after giving two weeksâ notice,â he said. Police left no trespass notices at the unattended sites. Before police cleared the camp, they had offered services to the occupants on several occasions.
Members of the Falmouth Select Board on Monday, May 10, lauded the nonprofit Falmouth Housing Corporationâs latest project for providing much-needed affordable rental apartments to lower income residents.
âItâs a pretty exciting project,â Falmouth Assistant Town Manager Peter Johnson-Staub said. âIt is aimed at helping some of the most vulnerable members of our community.â
As proposed, the project is for 48 rental units for people 62 and older at 763 Main Street and 24 Scranton Avenue. The latter is currently vacant and the Main Street parcel is where a now-shuttered Cape Cod 5 branch is located. That building would be torn down to make way for the new development.
The Falmouth Planning Board discussed the proposed Scranton Avenue 40B project on Tuesday, April 27 in preparation for sending their comments to the zoning board of appeals.
The project, proposed by the Falmouth Housing Corporation, would have 48 rental units, all of which would be affordable. Apartments would be available to residents 62 and older. It would also have approximately 2,400 square feet of retail space along Main Street, preliminary plans showed.
It would be at the corner of Main Street and Scranton Avenue on the site of a former Cape Cod 5 bank and a motel that has since been demolished.
The planning board members voiced concerns over the plans.
Friday, April 23
3:58 AM: A woman on Deepwood Drive reported she was âjabbed by a needleâ and her arm was numb. She told officers it occurred at a Rhode Island casino. Officers believed she was intoxicated and suffering from a mental health episode. She was transported to Falmouth Hospital by ambulance and later began incessantly calling 911 from the hospital until her father was contacted on her behalf and he picked her up.
12:16 PM: Officers responded to an apartment complex owned by Falmouth Housing Corporation for a report of a resident outside without clothes on. When officers found the woman, she was appropriately dressed. She explained that she got locked out without pants, and a neighbor let her borrow a pair. A facility maintenance person let her back into her apartment. An official from the Falmouth Housing Corporation told officers that the resident was hoarding and living in filthy conditions and that a hazmat team had to clear out the apartment a month ago. O