BANGOR DAILY NEWS • March 1, 2024
I support the development of an offshore wind facility at Mack Point, and oppose development of that facility on Sears Island, if any such facility is to be built in Penobscot Bay. Sears Island, or Wassumkeag, is a treasure and has been revered for more than 3,000 years. The choice is clear: to redevelop Mack Point, an active port and industrial site for more than 100 years, into the hub for manufacturing renewable energy from floating offshore wind turbines; or to potentially destroy the ecological, recreational and economic value of Sears Island, the largest undeveloped island on the Maine coast connected by a causeway. ~ Nicholas Kranz, Searsport