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Resident urges town to press federal agencies and Vineyard Wind on blade-failure response and ADLS lighting
Summary
A resident told the Select Board she reviewed communications and believes the town lacked environmental legal representation in its dealings with Vineyard Wind after an offshore blade failure; the town responded that federal and state agencies are the primary regulators and pointed to posted resources.
A member of the public told the Select Board on Oct. 8 that the town has failed to secure adequate protections for Nantucket related to offshore wind operations, citing concerns about a turbine blade failure, aircraft detection lighting systems (ADLS) and the town's legal representation.
Veronica Bonet (public commenter) said she had reviewed communications involving federal officials and town staff and raised several concerns: that the town relied on Cultural Heritage Partners (CHP) for historic-preservation work but had…
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