A BRIGHT future rests on this Government minister's decision to approve the development of the Able Marine Energy Park at North Killingholme.
Today, industry, business and community leaders join the Grimsby Telegraph in a call for the Secretary of State for Transport, Patrick McLoughlin, to say YES! His decision is just days away.
The North Killingholme plan is set to create thousands of jobs in manufacturing, engineering and logistics, all connected to the offshore wind industry.
Austrian firm Strabag Offshore Wind is already in talks over a new turbine foundation plant at the site, creating 400 jobs.
And thousands more are promised both at the site and in the area as a massive economic boost is predicted.
Martin Vickers, MP for the area of North Killingholme, summed up its importance: "This decision has the potential to transform the economy of northern Lincolnshire with thousands of jobs, providing a massive boost."
The decision comes as thousands of new turbines are to be installed in the North Sea, 35 miles off the Humber, as part of the Government's Round Three plans for offshore wind.
SEE RELATED ARTICLES FOR REACTION AND IN-DEPTH ANALYSISTHE GRIMSBY TELEGRAPH EDITOR'S VIEWWE are days away from a Government decision that will have a huge economic impact on northern Lincolnshire. Able Marine Energy Park could unlock the Humber's Energy Estuary ambition, creating thousands of jobs. The knock-on effect of a successfully delivered scheme will be tremendous. Not just for allied industries either. The operations and maintenance element of this burgeoning sector is already having a positive impact on the housing market in North East Lincolnshire, with hotels and restaurants feeling the benefit too. That ripple has been created by a few hundred jobs. Several thousand could bring a tidal wave of opportunity. The signs are promising. The advancing of the dualling of the £90-million plus A160 connection to the A180, the Enterprise Zone status, the huge Regional Growth Fund pots that have poured in to the South Bank. The pump is certainly primed. *Comment on this at www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk Follow the editor on Twitter @michellelalorFIND OUT MOREIn-depth look at the issueWelcome developmentBoost for northern Lincolnshire