Wouldn’t You Like to Know?
(We would.)
There are many unanswered questions in the wake of the Northern Pass announcement of a proposed route for a private transmission line through 187 miles of New Hampshire.
1. Will Northern Pass seek permission from each landowner who owns the land under town and state roads on the short sections where they are proposing to bury their private transmission line?
2. Does Northern Pass believe that landowners have any say over whether or not a private developer can use private land to bury such a private transmission line?
3. Wouldn’t burial on private property require eminent domain of some kind?
4. If not, why not?
5. Are they suggesting that there is no limit to what companies like them can do on any public roads statewide?
6. Shouldn’t a private developer like Northern Pass be required to show that they have a clear legal path before having any permit applications accepted?
7. Stewartstown has voted for Northern Pass to be buried all the way through the town. Why then are they still proposing to build 3.1 miles of overhead line with 34 towers as tall as 125 feet? Is this their definition of “listening”?
8. Northern Pass is still suggesting the use of the Connecticut Headwaters Conservation Easement as an “alternate route” to connect the lands that they have purchased. Why, after State leaders have told them this should be off the table, does Northern Pass keep serving this as an alternative? Do they not respect the legal status of conserved lands?
On Monday Aug 5 Northern Pass will be holding the first of its advertised open house meetings from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Log Haven Restaurant in Millsfield. Similar meetings will be held Aug. 13 in Stark, Aug 14 in Stewartstown, Aug 20 in Pittsburg and Aug. 21 in Groveton. We encourage local residents to attend and ask these questions and more.
We own the land. You own the land.
We all deserve the answers.
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