Coos County commissioners have a number of questions and concerns about a proposed offshore wind farm.
In a letter dated Sept. 3 to Gov. Tina Kotek, Commissioners Rod Taylor, John Sweet and Robert “Bob” Main have posed several questions they would like the state to ask the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).
On Aug. 29, the U.S. Department of Interior, which encompasses BOEM, announced the final sale notice for offshore wind leasing for one site offshore 10-15 miles between Reedsport and Florence and another 6-10 miles offshore between Brookings and Gold Beach. The auction date is Oct. 15 and includes five companies qualified to participate in the sale.
Commissioners are raising their questions as the result of the “current environmental crisis” that has occurred off Nantucket, MA,…