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Offshore Wind Work Group
Map: MA Offshore Wind Project Areas
Mission
The Offshore Wind Work Group's mission is to represent the best interests of the island to wind developers seeking to build windfarms offshore Nantucket. The work group will assist Town leadership to:
- Evaluate local environmental, economic, and/or visual impacts
- Determine appropriate project mitigation measures to offset perceived and assessed impacts, including through the Section 106 review process
- Negotiate for tangible community benefits, such as through a Community Benefit Agreement, offshore wind mitigation trust fund, or other economic development arrangements, as are standard in the offshore wind industry for impacted communities
Members
- Lauren Sinatra, Energy Coordinator, Chair
- David Worth, Finance Committee
- Denice Kronau, Finance Committee
- Jason Bridges, Select Board Vice Chair
- Stephen Welch, Historic District Commission
- Maureen Phillips, (Madaket Residents Association), at-large
- Holly Backus, PLUS Preservation Planner
- Tom Montgomery, Nantucket Historical Commission
- Mary Bergman, Nantucket Preservation Trust
- Joanna Roche, Maria Mitchell Association
- Janet Schulte, Department of Culture & Tourism Director
Consulting Members
- Pete Kaiser, Fisheries Representative for the County Commission of Nantucket
Contact Us
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Lauren Sinatra
Energy Coordinator
Email
Energy Office
2 Fairgrounds Road
Nantucket, MA
Ph: 508-325-5379
Important Documentation
Vineyard Wind Information
- Revised Finding of Adverse Effect, June 20, 2019
- November 22, 2019: Letter to the Secretary of the Interior Re: Vineyard Wind Offshore Energy Project within Lease Area OCS-A 0501 (PDF)
- Town Letter to DOER re- MA Offshore Wind Solicitations, September 2019
- Town of Nantucket Comments on BOEM Finding of Adverse Effect for Vineyard Wind Offshore Energy Project, July 20, 2019
- BOEM Finding of Adverse Effect for Vineyard Wind Project
- Energy Coordinator Memo, February 2019
- Town Counsel Letter to BOEM, April 2019
- Town of Nantucket Letter to BOEM, April 2018
- Town of Nantucket Letter to BOEM, February 2019
- Town of Nantucket Letter to Dept. of Environmental Protection
- Vineyard Wind Response Letter to Town of Nantucket, May 3, 2019