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JULY 28, 2017
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BOWED OVER A boat returns to port under the rainbow in West Ocean City, after a thunderstorm blew through the coastal area last Saturday and dropped between a half-inch to an inch of rain in minutes.
Turbines: all dressed up, A mild, not wild, weekend event turned out but with nowhere to go College to be typical three days at Harris amendment would move wind farms out of areas companies leased
By Brian Gilliland Associate Editor (July 28, 2017) Ever since the final public comment meeting at the end of March, Ocean City officials have been decrying the placement of offshore wind turbines leased in federal waters miles off the coast of the resort. The ongoing conversation between the company, US Wind, and those same officials took a turn last week after Congressman Andy Harris (R-1) had an amendment accepted on
the Interior Appropriations bill for next year. The amendment would prohibit federal funding for inspectors to evaluate wind farm projects fewer than 24 nautical miles from the shoreline. Paul Rich, project development director for the company, said those inspections are crucial for the project to hit its 2019 startup date. “If there are no funds in 2018 — that’s a critical time, and would kill the project,” he said. Rich called the amendment “unhelpful” and “not realistic,” on several fronts, but most glaringly, because 24 miles off the coast is See HARRIS Page 5
beach for visitors and police
By Katie Tabeling Staff Writer (July 28, 2017) College Beach Weekend came and went quietly this year, as few serious incidents were reported for what had been a highly hyped event. “It went well overall, and people clearly noticed the police presence on the Boardwalk,” Ocean City Police Public Affairs Specialist Lindsay Richard said. “It sent a message that in Ocean City, as with every weekend, our officers have little tolerance for GREG ELLISON/OCEAN CITY TODAY disorderly behavior and public conPolice watch the Boardwalk on Sunday. See ARRESTS Page 7