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OCTOBER 6, 2023
THE LOCAL VOICE OF YOUR COMMUNITY.
SVFC celebrating 100 years of service
Volume 20, Issue 40
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By Susan Canfora Staff Reporter Among items on display in the little museum at the Selbyville Volunteer Fire Company is an old pair of pruning shears. “Years ago, in the ‘30s or ‘40s, there was a fire alarm system with wires running through town. They had to buy limb shears to cut the branches so they didn’t set off the fire alarms,” Howard “Pep” Pepper, past president of the fire company, explained. His distant cousin Paul Pepper kept the shears and presented them to the fire department at the SVFC’s 75th anniversary. On Saturday, firefighters, dignitaries and guests will celebrate the fire company’s 100th year during an event, free and open to the public, at the fire hall that will feature guests speakers, music played by a disc jockey, a bounce house for children, obstacle course, simulation of a house fire, equipment on display, and free hotdogs, barbecued chicken and beef, soda and potato chips. Delaware state Reps. Ron Gray and Rich Collins are expected to be there. Selbyville Mayor Rick Duncan will present a proclamation from the Town. Ron Marvel, incoming president of the Delaware Volunteer Fire Fighters’ Association, will be the guest speaker. The program will begin at 2 p.m. and See SVFC page 3
Coastal Point • Kerin Magill
The Oktoberfest celebration at Millville’s Evans Park featured music from the Pennsylvania-based oompah band Shutzengiggles, as well as Decade 80, who played hits from the 1980s, artisans showcasing their wares in the Community Center and food trucks, a beer garden and food trucks.
DOE and BOEM issue ‘action plan’ for offshore wind By Mike Smith Staff Reporter The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) — recognizing that the electrical grid and inter-regional transmission is not upgraded to receive offshore wind transmission with high voltage cabling and interconnections — issued a draft report on “Offshore Wind Transmission Development in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic” in late September.
The U.S. Department of Interior contributed to the land-based or “landfall” portions of the draft report, which will include Delaware onshoring of wind power for the State of Maryland. The report does not pull any punches, and both U.S. Wind and Ørsted have weighed-in on the contents of the draft guidance on offshore operations and power transmission. A local faith-based organization supportive of clean offshore wind power also has commented on offshore wind.
“As the United States transitions to a clean energy economy, a significant expansion of transmission infrastructure will be needed,” cites DOE and BOEM. “This is especially true for the integration of offshore wind because no offshore transmission grid exists. Many offshore wind farms are planned to be located 10-miles or more from shore and may have to deliver power significantly further inland to connect to robust, high-voltage transmission facilities capable of integrating large volumes of offshore wind energy.”
“Developers of offshore transmission infrastructure must also contend with harsh ocean environments; laying cable at depth; shortages of available components, port facilities, and installation vessels; and permitting requirements,” said the federal draft report.
U.S. Wind responds “The Department of Energy and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management See WIND page 4