Plymouth Meeting 5/4/14:
More than 50 attended a presentation sponsored by a number of anti-Northern Pass coalitions at the Pease Town Library in Plymouth for an informational meeting about the Site Evaluations Comittee process with panel presentations. Download agenda/flier

Jason Reimers
“SEC 101: What It Means to Participate in the SEC Process”
Jason Reimers, Attorney, BCM Environmental and Land Law PLLC, Concord, NH

• What is the SEC? What does it do?
• What happens when an application is filed?
• What is an “adjudicative” proceeding?
• Basic requirements to “intervene.”
• What interveners can expect to accomplish.

Ken Kimball
“Choosing Your Battle: How to Participate with Limited Time and Money”
Kenneth Kimball, Director of Research, Appalachian Mountain Club, Gorham, NH

• Overcoming the “David” and “Goliath” resource challenge in an adjudicatory process.
• Intervening is not limited to just those with lawyers.
• Choose issues and areas of expertise for effectiveness and credibility.
• Strategically address costs and time commitments.

Christophe Courchesne
“What Issues Should Towns Focus Upon?”
Christophe Courchesne, Staff Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation, Concord, NH

• What must the SEC consider?
• What are the legal standards an application must meet?
• What types of evidence can towns provide to influence the process?
• What is the role of municipal input in SEC decisions?
• What additional issues may arise with SB245?

SEC Information panelists left to right: Christophe Courchesne, Ken Kimball, Jason Reimers

SEC Information organizers and panelists left to right: Nancy Martland, Susan Schibanoff, Christophe Courchesne, Ken Kimball, Jason Reimers

Some of the audience in attendance

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