Notice of Public Hearing regarding proposed 2026 Operating Schedules

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
2 P.M.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2025

Held via video conferencing on Zoom

The public may participate in the meeting, including offering testimony, by clicking here or by going to zoom.us and using meeting ID 858 4652 2348.

Participants can also use the same meeting ID and join telephonically by calling one of the following numbers: (669) 900-6833, (346) 248-7799, (929) 436-2866, (253) 215-8782, (301) 715-8592, or (312) 626-6799.

Notice is hereby given that the Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority (SSA) will conduct a public hearing on its proposed 2025 Operating Schedules for the period from January 5, 2026, through January 5, 2027. The public hearing will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, via Zoom videoconferencing pursuant to Section 20 of Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021, as amended.

This public hearing is being conducted pursuant to Section 15A of chapter 701 of the Acts of 1960, as amended, because after the SSA advertised the proposed changes in several local newspapers in April 2025, it received a petition signed by not less than 50 persons who are residents of the Town of Falmouth requesting a public hearing on the proposed changes.

The Authority will consider the testimony given at the public hearing when deciding whether to maintain the original proposed schedule changes or to make modifications thereto. It will also consider written testimony that is submitted regarding the proposed schedule changes, which testimony can be submitted electronically to schedules@steamshipauthority.com or in writing addressed to General Manager Robert B. Davis, Steamship Authority, 228 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA 02540.

View propsed schedules here: Proposed 2026 Operating Schedules