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PROVIDENCE, R.I. Rhode Island coastal regulators have given a proposed wind farm off the state s coast critical approval over the objections of the fishing industry and some environmentalists.
The vote Wednesday by the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council in favor of the South Fork Wind Farm moves the project one step closer to reality.
Fishermen objected, arguing that a compensation package agreed to with developers Orsted and Eversource will not adequately compensate them for the loss of fishing grounds, The Providence Journal reported.
The environmental group Save The Bay said the 130-megawatt wind farm is being placed in the wrong spot in Rhode Island Sound, an area home to a rich diversity of fish.
Providence Foundation voices concerns, asks for more time on city TSA reform
Updated at 2:01 p.m. on May 19, 2021.
CLIFF WOOD, executive director of The Providence Foundation, has asked the Providence City Council to hold off on approving changes to its tax stabilization agreement policies. / PBN file PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
PROVIDENCE – As the City Council prepares to take its second, and final, vote on more stringent requirements for developers whose projects receive city tax breaks, a local civic group representing prominent business leaders is asking lawmakers to take a step back.
The Providence Foundation in a press release on Tuesday outlined a host of concerns with the proposed Tax Stabilization Investment Act, calling for further consideration of how changes such as wage and apprenticeship requirements and expanded council review might impede development and the benefits projects bring to the city.
Political Scene: Competing for spotlight, Magaziner is everywhere
Seth Magaziner can t count on all of the free news coverage that competitor
Dan McKee gets, as governor, every time he opens his mouth, signs a bill or holds a press conference to announce the next step in Rhode Island s re-opening.
So he s become: Mr. Everywhere.
If there is a legislative press conference, a photo op with a high-profile Rhode Island labor leader or a chance to tout his progressive credentials, Democrat Magaziner is there.
By his staff s count, he has this year alone testified remotely or sent written testimony on 74 bills and budget proposals, ranging from the proposed plastic bag ban to Medicaid coverage for doulas to an assault weapons ban.
Providence City Council gives first approval to revised TSA proposal
May 6, 2021 11:02 am
PROVIDENCE – Compromise legislation imposing wage standards for larger development projects that receive city tax breaks while exempting smaller-dollar projects received the initial green light.
May 5, 2021 10:05 pm
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp. through its lender partners helped 1,593 families purchase their first houses in 2020, with a.
Updated at 7:12 p.m. on May 6, 2021.
The PROVIDENCE CITY COUNCIL gave initial approval on legislation that creates wage standards for large development projects that receive property tax breaks. The Hotel Hive Providence project, pictured here, is one of the projects that has received a tax break from the city. / COURTESY ABDO DEVELOPMENT
PROVIDENCE The owner of the first offshore wind farm in the nation is set to build an assembly facility at the Port of Providence to support the development of much bigger projects that would supply power to Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York.
Orsted, the global leader in offshore wind development and operator of the five-turbine Block Island Wind Farm, joined on Wednesday with its partner Eversource to announce construction of the facility that will fabricate and assemble foundation platforms for what could amount to more than 100 wind turbines.
The platforms are critical components for the proposed wind farms. They would be mounted on foundations secured to the ocean floor and wind turbines would be installed on top of them.