Two offshore wind forums scheduled in Portsmouth

First one set for Feb. 2, second one on Feb. 15

Posted 1/30/23

PORTSMOUTH — The CFP Arts Wellness Community Hall, 933 Anthony Road, is the site for two upcoming information forums on the topic of offshore wind.

“Offshore Wind and the …

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Two offshore wind forums scheduled in Portsmouth

First one set for Feb. 2, second one on Feb. 15

Posted

PORTSMOUTH — The CFP Arts Wellness Community Hall, 933 Anthony Road, is the site for two upcoming information forums on the topic of offshore wind.

“Offshore Wind and the Sakonnet River: A Dialogue for Coastal Communities II” will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2. (Note: The date was listed incorrectly in last week's issue of The Portsmouth Times.)

The free forum will share information about the state and local decision-making process specific to offshore wind cable installation and how and when community members can engage.

This interactive discussion, the second of three, will allow attendees to ask questions, and experts will answer these questions to the best of their ability. Other questions and concerns that the community has, which could be responded to at a future meeting, will also be identified.

Speakers will be Lea Hitchen, Portsmouth town planner; Mike Jarbeau, Narragansett baykeeper, Save The Bay; Emma Rodvien, coordinator of the R.I. Energy Facility Siting Board; and Jeff Willis, executive director, R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council.

The Town of Portsmouth, R.I. Saltwater Anglers Association, R.I. Sea Grant, URI Coastal Resources Center, and URI Graduate School of Oceanography are sponsoring the event.

To reserve a spot at the forum, register here.

If you have any questions, contact Sue Kennedy at the URI Coastal Resources Center/Rhode Island Sea Grant at 401/450-2666.

Mayflower Wind

Mayflower Wind Energy LLC, which is proposing to develop transmission facilities that would run up the Sakonnet River, cross Portsmouth and reenter Mt. Hope Bay, is hosting another information forum starting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at the CFP hall. 

If you can’t attend the forum in person, you can view it online at commonfencepoint.org/live.

For more information, visit cfp-prep@commonfencepoint.org.

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