MAINE ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS • May 2, 2024
A 40-year-old permit is under scrutiny and may be yet another fly in the ointment for plans to develop Sears Island into a logistical hub for future floating offshore wind facilities, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and Islesboro Islands Trust. The permit issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizing the Maine Department of Transportation to build a “bridge” connecting Sears Island to the mainland was premised upon it including a two-foot diameter culvert, but that culvert may never have been constructed.