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The decision to develop the Searsport location to assemble and ship turbines and other offshore wind components to sites in the Gulf of Maine is subject to state and federal permitting.

Gov. Janet Mills said, based on input from port and offshore wind stakeholders, including the University of Maine and on technical and engineering analyses, the state has concluded that the Sears Island parcel is the most feasible port development site. It's expected to be 100 acres of development in total.

The decision to develop the Searsport location to assemble and ship turbines and other offshore wind components to sites in the Gulf of Maine is subject to state and federal permitting.

The details of Maine Department of Transportation three-year infrastructure work plan have been announced for Waldo County. The plan is released annually with an outline of the Maine Department of Transportation’s strategy for road, bridge and other...

The state has limited deepwater options to build a port that can accommodate the huge components of floating offshore wind arrays planned for the Gulf of Maine.

"Refusing to take the steps necessary to mitigate climate change could have deadly consequences."

The answer instead is Mack Point, where industry can be consolidated in a single location and unused remnants of outdated energy production replaced with clean energy production.

This is what the Bangor Daily News in Maine had to say about moving forward with an offshore wind port:

“In broad terms, the agreement states that ‘appropriate uses for Mack Point and Sears Island are compatibly managed marine transportation, recreation, education and conservation.’”

In May 2020 my son graduated from high school. Due to the identification of the first cases of COVID-19 in the state, instead of visiting admissions offices during the spring