I want to continue the educational and civil dialogue started by Henry Stephenson in the recent issue of the Gazette in response to our POINT (Protect Our Islands Now for Tomorrow) newspaper advertisement. His thoughtful and well-written letter deserves to be taken seriously and responded to in kind.

Mr. Stephenson agrees with POINT that the public trust doctrine needs to be complied with. He states that we should work to insure that profits to developers are capped and that the benefits go to the people of the region.

A fter the recent hearing and learning what others are doing and thinking regarding the state plan to locate at Noman’s Land (already designated by the federal government as a bird sanctuary) and Cuttyhunk, up to 166 turbines over 450 feet high generating enough electricity to power over 200,000 homes, the following thoughts occur: