So the federal government's open comment period on Cape Wind is coming to a close. The Minerals Management Service is taking comments until March 20, and there are a number of public hearings this week.
Public Hearing: Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Cape Wind Energy Project
Date: 3/13/2008
Location: Boston, MA
University of Massachusetts, Clark Athletic Center
6:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Other hearings are as follows (pdf):
Public Hearings: The MMS will hold public hearings to receive comments on the draft EIS. The public hearings are scheduled as follows:
• Monday, March 10, 2008, at Mattacheese Middle School Auditorium, 400 Higgins-Crowell Road, West Yarmouth, Massachusetts, 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at Nantucket High School Auditorium, 10 Surfside Road, Nantucket, Massachusetts, 5 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School Auditorium, 100 Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road, Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, 5 p.m.
• Thursday, March 13, 2008, at Campus Center Ballroom, University of Massachusetts, Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, South Boston, Massachusetts, 6 p.m.
Show up and tell 'em what you think. And if anyone was at the middle school in West Yarmouth tonight, tell us what happened.
