What is the current status of the proposed wind farm that would sit off the coast of Rehoboth Beach Delaware, you know, the one that the state chose as the winner when they went out to bid a few years ago for a price sustainable, Delaware based utility? Well I have the update.

When last we heard about action on the wind farm, it was way back in April when the Delaware House of Representatives passed HCR 38 by a 22-11 vote. That was the Resolution that compelled Controller General Russ Larson, who represents the General ASSembly, to give his thumbs up to the wind farm. The Resolution went to the Senate.

In May, a story ran that there were enough votes in the State Senate to pass HCR 38, the wind farm resolution:

Sens. Karen Peterson, D-Stanton, and Colin Bonini, R-Dover South, who both describe themselves as Bluewater backers, said they believe the support is there to pass the resolution on the Senate floor.

But unfortunately the resolution is sitting in the infamous “desk drawer” of Bridgeville’s Senator Thurman Adams.

Sen. Thurman Adams, D-Bridgeville, the chamber’s president pro tem and one of the most powerful orchestrators of legislative business, will decide if the resolution receives a hearing.

Amazing, isn’t it, that one man can prevent the entire Senate from voting on a piece of legislation? No committee hearing, no discussion, nothing.

Even more amazing is the fact that Senator Thurman Adams is the same guy who had his 35 years in the State Senate party back in April, and Joe Farley, Sr., Delmarva Power and Light’s lobbyist, was the master of ceremonies for the event!

Now here’s a little kicker, Controller Russ Larson doesn’t even need to wait for the Senate to pass the resolution, the law doesn’t require the General ASSembly to even vote for, or against the project. All Larson needs to know is that the majority of the Legislature is in favor of it.

OK, I’ve got to stop writing, I’m rolling my eyes so much I’m contributing to the global warming if it is, in fact, man-made.

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