New Hampton Meeting 9/16/13:
Over 100 people attended a public forum at New Hampton School hosted by Sen. Jeanie Forrester of Meredith on Northern Pass. Panelists included Will Abbott of the Society for Protection of NH Forests, Susan Arnold of the Appalachian Mountain Club and Andy Smith of Peabody & Smith Realty.

Jeanie Forrester
Sen. Jeanie Forrester (R-Meredith) gave an update on where various pieces of legislation stand in committee.

Will Abbott
Will Abbott, Vice President, Policy and Land Management at the Society for Protection of NH Forests discussed the proposed route and how private property rights need to be protected.

Susan Arnold
Susan Arnold of the Appalachian Mountain Club discussed their visual impact analysis released last year and updates to it this year.

Andy Smith
Andy Smith, Owner/Broker, Peabody & Smith Realty discuss nhow Northern Pass has impacted property values.

Q&A- Gordon Blais
Resident of Meredith made a long statement that eventually led to a conclusion that large electric grids are the problem when smaller grids could be the future.

Q&A- Scott Stevens
A question was asked about how big is the opposition among area Chambers of Commerce given that Manchester and Nashua chambers are in support of Northern Pass. Scott Stevens, Executive Director of the Plymouth Regional Chamber of Commerce gave the response.

Q&A- Tom Mullen
Tom Mullen, owner of Owl's Nest Resort & Golf Club talked about the DOE Scoping Meetings and why it is important for people to speak at it if they are interested in protecting the White Mountain National Forest.

Q&A- Laura Lerner
Lori Lerner, president of NH Wind Watch asked about public input on various legislation pending in Concord.

Q&A- New Hampton Resident
A New Hampton Resident spoke up to say that Northern Pass is not listening to the people.

Q&A- Ralph Kirshner
Ralph Kirshner, a resident of New Hampton spoke (but not as Chairman of the New Hampton Conservation Commission) commented about how the power goews both ways along the line.

Q&A- Gretchen Draper
New Hampton resident Gretchen Draper asked why wouldn't a similiar large-scal hydro project be approved in the United States?

Q&A- Susan Schibanoff
Easton resident Susan Schibanoff asked if the U.S. Dept. of Energy will examine claims that this is "clean, green" power.

Q&A- Pam Martin
Plymouth resident Pam Martin asked if it is possible for executives from Hydro-Quebec to testify before any NH legislative committees.

Q&A- Taras Kucman
Concord resident Taras Kucman talked about his property on the Right of Way and the relocation of towers in the past in plans for the future.

Q&A- Kathleen DeWolfe
Ashland resident Kathleen DeWolfe asked questions about the width of easements and her own property's history.

Q&A- Shaun Lagueux
Bristol Selectman Shaun Lagueux provided some more insight to Kathleen's question and talked about property values and how towns deal with promised revenue as well as property tax abatements.

Q&A- Joe Drinon
Bow resident Joe Drinon asked about the NH Congressional delegation's positions on the proposed project.

Q&A- Laura Lerner 2
Lori Lerner, president of NH Wind Watch asked about what expansions of the power line corridor could there be.

Q&A- New Hampton Resident 2
A New Hampton Resident asked why is this not being to a vote to the people.

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