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Middletown residents ask council to sponsor public forum on offshore wind and cable landing plans
Summary
Multiple residents urged the council to hold an educational, neutral public forum on offshore wind and onshore cable routes, citing environmental concerns about turbine siting and the Sekonic River cable landing.
Several Middletown residents asked the Town Council to sponsor a public forum on offshore wind development and associated cable landings, saying residents need neutral expert briefings and an opportunity for public input.
Speakers at the council’s public forum segment included Karen McGovern, Sandra Craig and Karen Gleason. Each urged the council to host an information session that would present unbiased technical views on offshore turbines, transmission cables and potential impacts on marine ecosystems, tourism and coastal infrastructure.
‘‘I’m asking the town council to take up the issue of offshore wind in a manner where all interested parties are educated and have an opportunity to express their…
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