Salem Residents Sought For Offshore Wind Benefits Working Group

SALEM, MA — Salem residents are encouraged to apply to be one of the two community members on the Community Benefits Agreement working group that will help provide oversight for CBA between Crowley and the city for the forthcoming offshore wind terminal.

Salem Mayor Dominick Pangallo in February announced the $9 million in direct funding assistance the city is due in what Pangallo called "a public-private partnership to support the growth of renewable, offshore wind energy."

The Working Group is generally responsible for providing oversight for implementation of the CBA, which provides financial and non-financial benefits to the community in areas such as economic and workforce development, municipal services, sustainability and resilience, and education.

"Community voice and insights have been critical to the progress of the port project thus far and we want to ensure that the Working Group will be a continuation of that," Pangallo said.

Responsibilities of the Working Group members include:

• Meet with other members of the working group for regular meetings (up to quarterly).
• Meet at the call of the Mayor to discuss CBA related matters.
• Review annual reports to ensure compliance with the CBA.
• Collaborate with Working Group members to provide feedback on annual reports.

Those interested in being considered for appointment to the Working Group should submit a resume and cover letter to mayor@salem.com no later than noon on April 26. In the cover letter
applications should specify how they represent a relevant constituency and any expertise they will bring to the Working Group. Appointments will be announced in May.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)