Public Scoping Meeting- Concord 9/23/13:
The U.S. Dept. of Energy held the first of a series of Public Scoping Meetings on the Northern Pass Project. They held their first one in Concord. There were approximately 635 in attendance.
Andrew Hosmer
Supports Northern Pass- State Sen. Andrew Hosmer (D-Laconia) of District 7.
NealKurk
Opposes Northern Pass- is a state representative from Weare.
Chris Williams
Supports Northern Pass- is president of the Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce.
John Burt
Supports Northern Pass- is a state representative from Goffstown.
Johnathan Mitchell
Supports Northern Pass- training director for IBEW.
Rob Werner
Opposes Northern Pass- is a city councilor talking about concerns of the council.
Mike Bennett
Supports Northern Pass- talked about his experience in an apprentice program.
Dennis Beudoin
Supports Northern Pass- resident of Pittsfield and is president of the electricians union.
Dave Dobbins
Opposes Northern Pass- resident of Gilford spoke about many negatives of the project.
Scott Lamont
Supports Northern Pass- resident of Bedford says environmental requires using existing footprint in developments.
Tyler Eaton
Supports Northern Pass- resident of Nottingham family of linemen.
Jason Lawze
Supports Northern Pass- resident of Farmington is a job trainer.
Jason Bentley
Supports Northern Pass- resident of Newmarket and member of IBEW Local 104.
Steve Autinreeth
Supports Northern Pass- resident of Dover and VP of Three Phase Line Construction
Will Stewart
Supports Northern Pass- VP of Economic Development Advocacy for the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Bob Baker
Opposes Northern Pass- resident of Columbia and an attorney talked about the impact it would have on the entire state.
Ruth Niven
Opposes Northern Pass- resident of Franklin talks about how she was born and there and will die there.
Taras Kucman
Opposes Northern Pass- resident of Concord says he got more thann he bargaiined for buying on the ROW.
Jane Difley
Opposes Northern Pass- is the president/forester of the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests and talked about burial alternatives.
Christophe Courchesne
Opposes Northern Pass- is a staff attorney with the Conservation Law Fouundation and talked flaws in the Presidential Permit application.
Ariel Wolfe
Opposes Northern Pass- resident of Derry, business owner and also brought her young son.
Fred Brownson
Opposes Northern Pass- resident of Wentworth talked about how catastrophic events can effect the power grid.
Pam Martin
Opposes Northern Pass- resident of Plymouth talks about why it is not clean, green energy.
Mark McCullock
Opposes Northern Pass- resident of Stratford and was on the original proposed route gave a very passionate speech.
Bob Clegg
Supports Northern Pass- resident of Hudson and former state senator talked about the NH Climate Change Action Plan.
Jim Cannon
Opposes Northern Pass- resident of Deerfield once supported Northern Pass.
Sherry Gould
Opposes Northern Pass- resident of Warner and is chair of the NH Commission on Native American Affairs.
Bob Letourneau
Supports Northern Pass- former state senator from Derry.
Marc Brown
Supports Northern Pass- Executive Director of the New England Ratepayers Association.
Larry Breckenridge
Supports Northern Pass- resident of Wilton and a professional environmental engineer
Sister Denise Turcotte
Opposes Northern Pass- coordinator of the Justice & Environment Group.
Aubrey Davis
Opposes Northern Pass- resident of Concord talks about how much closer this line would be to his house.
Vincent Rigucci
Supports Northern Pass- resident of Massachusetts.
Sandi Hannequin
Opposes Northern Pass- resident of Portsmouth and member of the New England Power Generators Association.
Karl Debalchein
Supports Northern Pass- resident of Hampstead says this source is safer than nuclear.
Gina Nealy
Opposes Northern Pass- resident of Deerfield lives on the ROW and this line would be 40 feet from their home.
Jay Smith
Opposes Northern Pass- resident of Pembroke says PSNH should stop burning coal.
Mary Lee
Opposes Northern Pass- resident of Northfield would lose her buffer of white pines between her house and the power lines.
Cheryl Crow
Opposes Northern Pass- tells Hydro-Quebec to find another target.
Paula Bedard
Opposes Northern Pass- resident of Goffstown owns a vacation property on the ROw and would lose her view.
Fred Martin
Opposes Northern Pass- resident of Stratford owner of a family farm on the National Register of Historic Places.
Elizabeth Martin
Opposes Northern Pass- wife of Fred Martin
Ward Stutes
Opposes Northern Pass- spoke about stannding up for our rights.
Elaine Kellerman
Opposes Northern Pass- resident of Concord talked about her experience in house hunting.
Karl Sargeant
Opposes Northern Pass- resident of Concord request burial on state-owned ROWs.
Rick Russman
Opposes Northern Pass- resident of Kiingston is a former state senator and prime sponsor of Land Community Heritage Investment Program.
Charmain Rose
Opposes Northern Pass- resident of Concord urges burial.
Kelly Normandeau
Opposes Northern Pass- Kelly Normandeau of the Concord Equesrian Center talked about life in limbo on the existing Right of Way.
Jeff Fellows
Supports Northern Pass- works for Asplundh tree service.
Bob Allen
Supports Northern Pass- resident of New Ipswich talked about the abundance of trees in NH.
Dennis Gilbreth
Opposes Northern Pass- resident of Concord urges undergrounding.
Alan Chivone
Opposes Northern Pass- resident of Contoocook worked in substation maintenance.
James Walker
Opposes Northern Pass- lifelong resident of Concord talked about the long term impact on NH.
Sam Langley
Supports Northern Pass- resident of Boscawen said this project is an option for the future.
Bill Power
Opposes Northern Pass- lifelong resident of NH and concerned about the potential impact on the forest industry.
Erica Druke
Opposes Northern Pass- military veteran had a question about studying a national security risk.
Pentti Aalto
Opposes Northern Pass- resident of Pembroke talked about this project using old technology.
Sue Moore
Opposes Northern Pass- spoke about the Cree indians and supporting American energy.
John O'Neill
Opposes Northern Pass- is an environmental engineer.
Christopher Hunt
Opposes Northern Pass- asks about an alternative using an existing corridor.
Colin Novik
Opposes Northern Pass- resident of Massachusetts spoke about the natural beauty that draws his family here.
Sarah Hilek
Opposes Northern Pass- spoke about "Star Wars like towers" and the lack of a burial option proposal.
Steven Pasgucci
Opposes Northern Pass- resident of Franklin talked about Hydro-Quebec and government practices there.
Jeannie Manard
Opposes Northern Pass- Jeannie Manard of Deerfield talked about valuable resources.
Taras Kucman- followup
Opposes Northern Pass- Concord resident Taras Kucman got a second chance to speak about terrorist threats to the grid.
Jennifer Goodman
Opposes Northern Pass- Jennifer Goodman, Executive Director of the NH Preservation Alliance.
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