Nearly $9 million CBA represents strong commitment between port developer and the community.
The City of Salem and Crowley today announced the details of a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) worth nearly $9 million in direct funding assistance to the community, as well as other non-financial benefits. Crowley, through its Wind Services business unit, is developing the Salem Offshore Wind Terminal on Salem’s deep-water port as part of a public-private partnership to support the growth of renewable, offshore wind energy.
“I am incredibly grateful to Crowley and the many community organizations who helped make this CBA possible and to the City staff who worked so hard to get it done,” said Salem Mayor Dominick Pangallo. “This is a historic document, not only because of the value and support it will bring to so many critical city efforts – infrastructure, jobs, education, resiliency, and public safety, just to name a few – but because it represents a powerful commitment by all parties to advance this project with an equity focus. This agreement reflects that Salem is an environmental justice community and one that has lived for generations with the legacy of fossil fuel power generation and heavy industry impacts on our port and our neighborhoods. Now, we’re ready to do our part to ensure a clean energy future for our community, our Commonwealth, and our country through the potential offered by offshore wind.”
