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We recently learned that the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) failed to receive a $16 million grant for an offshore wind manufacturing facility on Sears Island. This marks the fourth MDOT grant application failure since 2023 for the Sears Island development. I think it’s past time for the Mills Administration to cut our taxpayer losses and focus on more modest improvements to Mack Point in furtherance of the floating offshore wind research array.
The four failed grant applications include a Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) request for $8 million in 2023, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $130 million request , a federal Department of Transportation $456 million grant request and most recently another PIDP request for $16 million…