“Not for sale” says Ocean City Mayor after multimillion dollar offer for fishing community by US Wind
As the prospect of offshore wind projects along the coast continues, the town of Ocean City and now the Waterman’s Association seem to be on the same page in declaring that they are “not for sale.” That’s the claim made in a statement this week by Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan. The statement was a response to a $20 million dollar investment proposal that is aimed at supporting commercial fishing operations in Maryland. The Memoranda of Understanding between US Wind and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources was designed to asswage concerns from the local fishing industry over plans for offshore wind. The $20 million dollar proposal is being viewed by Mayor Meehan as a bad faith attempt to buy a solution. “Typical of US Wind’s approach to Ocean City’s concerns, instead of making meaningful changes to their project to protect our local fisherman, US Wind simply throws money at a problem and hopes it will go away. This is just another attempt by US Wind to buy their way around due process.” Said the Ocean City Mayor. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 18:56
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