By SOFIA APPOLONIO, Capital News Service
Top state officials approved a permit Wednesday needed to begin an offshore windmill project in the Delmarva Peninsula, despite objections from Ocean City residents worried about the environmental impact on local wetlands.
The application, proposed by Baltimore wind company US Wind, requested to expand a 353-foot long pier in West Ocean City used by local fishers. The permit is part of the company’s plan to build offshore wind turbines and bring renewable energy to Maryland.
Supporters and opponents of the proposal spoke before the Board of Public Works for nearly two hours on Wednesday, some of them delivering passionate pleas. The board voted unanimously to approve.
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