The commission rejected the hotel proposal. We won.
September 23, 2015
Final supporters
Dear Cape Cod Commission, August 16, 2015
We, the undersigned citizens of Falmouth, oppose the Springhill Suites by Marriott proposed for 556 Main St., and urge you to do the same. We add our voices to the hundreds who have turned out for meeting after meeting of the Cape Cod Commission Subcommittee, and the over 100 people who have written letters in opposition to this project (http://www.capecodcommission.org/index.php?id=502&maincatid=501). We want to underscore the virtual unanimity of the opposition from the very town the Subcommittee claims this project is supposed to “benefit.” Of these hundreds of comments, perhaps two have been in support.
The proposal flies in the face of the town’s Local Comprehensive Plan and Business Redevelopment Bylaw, which were intended to extend the charm of the village center to the east end of Main St. with mixed use, small-scale, architecturally interesting construction that fits in with the community character. Instead we are faced with a giant, monolithic hotel that takes up the entire parcel, offers no interaction with citizens of Falmouth, and intrudes upon nearby neighborhoods. It is also inconsistent with the Commission’s own Historic Preservation and Community Character guidelines, as was demonstrated in several of the submitted letters.
If this building in itself were not bad enough, Troy Clarkson’s August 14 column in the Falmouth Enterprise ( ) points out the potentially disastrous consequences of approving this project, because of the precedent it will set for this and other developers along that end of Main St. Some of those plans may already be in the works.
This building is the tipping point. Will Falmouth remain an appealing town that draws visitors for its unique and charming village center, or will it become “Anywhere, USA” with large, character-less chain stores, hotels, and restaurants? We urge you to read and listen to the comments from Falmouth citizens, and stop this project before it destroys our town.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Cc: Board of Selectmen
Updates
August 20, 2015
500 signatures reached. It is clear that Falmouth does not want this hotel.
Reached 500 supporters
August 17, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
August 16, 2015
309 Comments
As a visitor to Falmouth, I urge you to deny the proposed Marriott. Town after town sacrifice their soul for new development and end up mediocre. Keep the smell and the feel of your town. Don't let Mariott overpower Falmouth. Patrick Hamilton
A hotel of this size does not fit the character of this quaint town of Falmouth. We moved here as a full time resident 5 years ago because we liked the what we saw when we visited. Please do not approve this monstrosity of a hotel to be built.
There is no place for the Marriott on the Main Street of our town. The size is not appropriate. The traffic , the noise the disregard for the neighborhood , Lantern Lane and Nye Road . The whole of the down town. No Marriott on Main Street.
This is the wrong location for this hotel which encompasses the entire lot. There is no "buffering" that will adequately shield the neighborhood from the scale of this building. It is out of character and not in keeping with the Local Comprehensive Plan.
I've been attending the meetings in Falmouth and think something would be appropriate in the space, but not this one, too big and intrusive and too much impact on Main and neighboring streets. It must go back to the drawing board.
Main St, Falmouth is not an appropriate location for a large hotel. There are far better areas for this type of facility. If this project goes through it will ruin our quaint village. This has happened in so many beautiful towns and one by one all the historic buildings are eliminated. Main Street, Falmouth should be the home of boutique shops and small restaurants. Please stop the Marriott Project!
Are these people kidding? This is Falmouth, Massachusetts, not Hyannis, not Saugus, not Ogunquit, or any other large, over-developed part of New England. Besides, we are better than to plop some grotesque CHAIN hotel in the middle of a residential district! Out, out, Falmouth Hospitality or whoever the heck you are! You are about as hospitable as Norman Bates!
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The commission rejected the hotel proposal. We won.
September 23, 2015
Final supporters
Dear Cape Cod Commission, August 16, 2015
We, the undersigned citizens of Falmouth, oppose the Springhill Suites by Marriott proposed for 556 Main St., and urge you to do the same. We add our voices to the hundreds who have turned out for meeting after meeting of the Cape Cod Commission Subcommittee, and the over 100 people who have written letters in opposition to this project (http://www.capecodcommission.org/index.php?id=502&maincatid=501). We want to underscore the virtual unanimity of the opposition from the very town the Subcommittee claims this project is supposed to “benefit.” Of these hundreds of comments, perhaps two have been in support.
The proposal flies in the face of the town’s Local Comprehensive Plan and Business Redevelopment Bylaw, which were intended to extend the charm of the village center to the east end of Main St. with mixed use, small-scale, architecturally interesting construction that fits in with the community character. Instead we are faced with a giant, monolithic hotel that takes up the entire parcel, offers no interaction with citizens of Falmouth, and intrudes upon nearby neighborhoods. It is also inconsistent with the Commission’s own Historic Preservation and Community Character guidelines, as was demonstrated in several of the submitted letters.
If this building in itself were not bad enough, Troy Clarkson’s August 14 column in the Falmouth Enterprise ( ) points out the potentially disastrous consequences of approving this project, because of the precedent it will set for this and other developers along that end of Main St. Some of those plans may already be in the works.
This building is the tipping point. Will Falmouth remain an appealing town that draws visitors for its unique and charming village center, or will it become “Anywhere, USA” with large, character-less chain stores, hotels, and restaurants? We urge you to read and listen to the comments from Falmouth citizens, and stop this project before it destroys our town.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Cc: Board of Selectmen
Updates
August 20, 2015
500 signatures reached. It is clear that Falmouth does not want this hotel.
Reached 500 supporters
August 17, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
August 16, 2015
309 Comments
There is already a residential area established here that should be respected. The redevelopment of this part of Main St should include public spaces, shops and restaurants, not a monolithic hotel that the existing neighborhood opposes.
As a visitor to Falmouth, I urge you to deny the proposed Marriott. Town after town sacrifice their soul for new development and end up mediocre. Keep the smell and the feel of your town. Don't let Mariott overpower Falmouth. Patrick Hamilton
A hotel of this size does not fit the character of this quaint town of Falmouth. We moved here as a full time resident 5 years ago because we liked the what we saw when we visited. Please do not approve this monstrosity of a hotel to be built.
There is no place for the Marriott on the Main Street of our town. The size is not appropriate. The traffic , the noise the disregard for the neighborhood , Lantern Lane and Nye Road . The whole of the down town. No Marriott on Main Street.
This is the wrong location for this hotel which encompasses the entire lot. There is no "buffering" that will adequately shield the neighborhood from the scale of this building. It is out of character and not in keeping with the Local Comprehensive Plan.
I've been attending the meetings in Falmouth and think something would be appropriate in the space, but not this one, too big and intrusive and too much impact on Main and neighboring streets. It must go back to the drawing board.
Main St, Falmouth is not an appropriate location for a large hotel. There are far better areas for this type of facility. If this project goes through it will ruin our quaint village. This has happened in so many beautiful towns and one by one all the historic buildings are eliminated. Main Street, Falmouth should be the home of boutique shops and small restaurants. Please stop the Marriott Project!
Are these people kidding? This is Falmouth, Massachusetts, not Hyannis, not Saugus, not Ogunquit, or any other large, over-developed part of New England. Besides, we are better than to plop some grotesque CHAIN hotel in the middle of a residential district! Out, out, Falmouth Hospitality or whoever the heck you are! You are about as hospitable as Norman Bates!
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There is already a residential area established here that should be respected. The redevelopment of this part of Main St should include public spaces, shops and restaurants, not a monolithic hotel that the existing neighborhood opposes.