City Council doesn’t want to see windmills
According to MD Coast Dispatch, Ocean City’s City Council has a few concerns about the plan to develop a wind farm of the Maryland coast. The biggest worry is about the view — tourists come to the shore to see the beautiful ocean, the sunset over the horizon, maybe some dolphins jumping or birds swooping, not a decidedly man-made array of windmills. While Bluewater Wind, the corporation that has partnered with Delmarva Power to develop the wind farm, has stated that the mills will be barely visible from the shore even on a clear day, council members have expressed worries that the sight of the wind mills will detract from the famous Ocean City skyline that has been used in logos, postcards and souvenirs for decades, and disappoint visitors who may not understand what they’re looking at off the coast. Additionally, there are some questions about whether the mills will be safe for birds, which I will address in my next post.
It seems like the council is making a lot of progress on resolving any potential issues with the plan. Watch this space for future updates on the project!