US Wind’s application to construct a pier and bulkhead for an operations and maintenance facility in West Ocean City will advance to the Maryland Board of Public Works with a favorable recommendation.
On Monday, hours after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced the release of its final environmental impact study for US Wind’s proposed offshore wind project, the Maryland Department of the Environment reported it would forward a favorable recommendation to issue the company a wetlands permit for the construction of a pier and bulkhead on Harbor Road in West Ocean City. US Wind’s wetlands permit application will now be considered by the Maryland Board of Public Works.
“The Department has decided to send a favorable report recommending the authorization of the proposed activities to the Maryland Board of Public Works (BPW),” Maryland Department of the Environment’s R. Miles Simmons said in a statement. “Please be aware that this report is only a recommendation to BPW for the issuance of a Wetland License. The BPW will make the final State decision to issue or deny the Applicant’s Wetlands License.”
As part of its plans to construct an operations and maintenance facility in West Ocean City, US Wind last year submitted an application with the Maryland Department of the Environment to construct a concrete pier and replacement bulkhead from its project location at 12929 and 12933 Harbor Road. The proposed facility will serve as the primary location for planning and coordinating wind turbine and offshore substation operations for US Wind’s offshore wind projects, to be located off the coast of Ocean City.
All it takes is lots of money to the right places to destroy the ecology and ocean wildlife (and ocean city). Let’s face it….this is worth BILLIONS $ to somebody.. and they are determined to get it at any cost to anybody and anything..
Hey maryland mbp works , we don’t want windmills off the coast and don’t need a new pier built by u s. winds. Once you open that door a little, it will never ever close and the windmill are coming. NO NEW PIER !!!!
How many monster tax breaks will they get?
its whos pocket is getting filled