Downeast Wind Public Meeting

WHEN: Wednesday February 5th, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

WHERE: Columbia Town Hall (106 Epping Road Columbia, ME 04623)

Downeast Wind will be holding two additional public information meetings on Wednesday February 5th and Thursday February 6th, 2020 regarding the proposed Downeast Wind project. Downeast Wind is a 126 MW wind energy development located in the Town of Columbia and the unorganized areas of MD T18, MD T19, and MD T24 in Washington County, Maine. The Project will include 30 wind turbines and associated infrastructure, including an operations and maintenance building, collector and transmission lines, access roads, crane paths, and construction laydown areas.

The public informational meetings will be held at the Town of Columbia Town Hall, 106 Epping Road, Columbia, Maine starting at 6:00 P.M. The purpose of the meeting is to inform the public of the project and its anticipated environmental impacts, and to educate the public about opportunities for public comment on the project.

Downeast Wind expects to submit applications to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection in or around May 2020 pursuant to the Site Location of Development law, 38 M.R.S. §§ 481-489(E), the Natural Resources Protection Act, 38 M.R.S. §§ 480-A et seq. and, the Maine Wind Energy Act, 35-A M.R.S. §§ 3401-3459.

For more information please contact:

Downeast Wind
366 US Highway Route 1
Columbia, ME 04623
(207) 618-8979