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In a June 29 email to the coordinator of the Rhode Island Energy Facility Siting Board and sent in the wake of a public hearing before the board on the SouthCoast Wind project, Ciochetto said the company made false statements in testimony about the state of a permit application filed with the coastal council and about discussions with a board that advises the council on fishing impacts from offshore wind development. Ciochetto said that, contrary to what SouthCoast Wind told the siting board, an application with the coastal council for the wind farm’s transmission cable was not moving forward and that no talks with the Fishermen’s Advisory Board had occurred.
David Ciochetto, an engineer with the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council, alleged that the developer of the SouthCoast Wind Farm has made “blaring, misleading statements, if not outright lies” about where the project stands with the CRMC, one of which was confirmed by Rhode Island Current. The allegations were shared in a June 29 email with Emma Rodvien, coordinator for the Rhode Island Energy Facility Siting Board, which is also reviewing the project. The emails were shared publicly on July 3.