Letter: Preserve Sears Island for public enjoyment, not manufacturing

MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • September 25, 2022

Maine has a magnificent coastline. Unlike the equally beautiful coasts of Oregon and California, however, public access to much of it is blocked by private ownership. Why is the state considering further reducing what is available for us to enjoy? To develop state-owned acreage on pristine Sears Island as an industrial cargo port to manufacture and ship offshore wind turbines. I’d like to hear why the proposed development couldn’t be done on Mack Point, an existing industrial port nearby. Why must we lose this island oasis ourselves and deprive our children of it when such an obvious alternative, Mack Point, exists? ~ Pamela B. Blake, Freeport