Site Evaluation Committee & Dept. of Energy Joint Public Hearing- Concord 3/10/16:
A subcommittee of the NH Site Evaluation Committee and U.S. Dept. of Energy held a joint public hearing on the Northern Pass application in Concord as part of another round of session in which the SEC explains its process, Northern Pass makes its case, questions are asked of the SEC and the applicant and lastly public comment.

Site Evaluation Committee & Dept. of Energy Joint Public Hearing- Concord 3/10/16 part 1 of 3
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Site Evaluation Committee & Dept. of Energy Joint Public Hearing- Concord 3/10/16 part 2 of 3
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Site Evaluation Committee & Dept. of Energy Joint Public Hearing- Concord 3/10/16 part 3 of 3
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AUDIO: PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Andrew Hosmer
State Senator Andrew Hosmer of Franklin supports Northern Pass and said it got off to a bad start with a poor design.

Howard Moffett
State Rep. Howard Moffett of Canterbury opposes Northern Pass unless it is buried. Asks what would the Old Man of the Mountain think?

Les Otten
Real estate and Balsams developer Les Otten supports Northern Pass. The Balsams received $2 million.

Rob Werner
Concord City Councilor Rob Werner notes the city has recommended burial of the line's entire route through Concord.

Gail Madsen
Concord City Councilor Gail Madsen states that 36% of all the population affected by Northern Pass lives in Concord.

Katherine Rogers
State Rep. Katherine Rogers of Concord supports Northern Pass saying it could reduce electric rates but hope the towers can be shorter.

George Dzujna
Franklin City Councilor George Dzujna supports Northern Pass saying it would bring needed revenue to the town.

Ellen Schaffer
Ellen Shaffer of Concord presented a petion of 1000 signatures opposing the project.

Taras Kucman
Taras Kucman of Concord is an abutter on the ROW and opposes Northern Pass due to security concerns.

Jane Difely
Jane Difley of the Society for the Protection of NH Forests opposes Northern Pass and asks SEC to consider real public interest vs the private interests of Eversource in evaluating Northern Pass

Susan Arnold
Susan Arnold, VP of Conservation for the Appalachian Mountain Club, challenges Northern Pass' claims of futrure energy needs citing new technologies.

Tom Colgan
Tom Colgan of Wagner Forest Management which owns Yale-owned forest supports Northern Pass' 24 miles of route on its land.

Dick Swett
Former Congressman Dick Swett called for full burial of Northern Pass as well as upgrade of the Coos Loop.

Fred Brownson
Fred Brownson of Wentworth opposes Northern Pass due to regional and national security concerns.

Greg Rahr
Greg Rahr, an Eversource employee, supports Northern Pass.

Susan Percy
Susan Percy opposes Northern Pass.

Frederick Fitts
Frederick Fitts of Whitefield urges the SEC to resist profit over preservation and reject Northern Pass.

Bill Felling
Bill Felling of Stark argues Northern Pass threatens what NH resides prides.

Bob Clegg
Former State Sen. Bob Clegg of Hudson supports Northern Pass.

Don Welch
Don Welch of Bow is the president of Globe Manufacturing and supports Northern Pass.

Lance Clute
Lance Clute, Vice President of Operations for Power Electrical Contractors supports Northern Pass.

Jim Rubens
Former State Sen. Jim Rubens of Hanover opposes Northern Pass saying the process is tilted in favor of the applicant and the public has a reasonable basis for not trusting the applicant.

Lynn Woodard
Lynn Woodard of Concord opposes Northern Pass saying the topography of East Concord would make the tower visible for miles.

Joe Casey
Joe Casey of IBEW says beauty of NH is why he lives here but says there's also a need for jobs.

Phil Bilodeau
Phil Bilodeau of Deerfield lives right at the terminus of the route and says Northern Pass has never met with him.

John Dumais
John Dumais, President of the NH Grocers Association did not take a position on Northern Pass but says there are economic benefits.

David Gufstason
David Gufstason of Hanover, CT has property in Pittsburg doesn't want "Great North Woods to become the Great North Towers."

Debbie Warner
Debbie Warner of Littleton says Noirthern Pass has never reached out to her community.

Susan Seitz
Susan Seitz from Deerfield opposes Northern Pass and asks the SEC to put themselves in her shoes when they visit Deerfield next week.

Greg Averill
Greg Averill of Canterbury opposes Northern Pass.

Pente Alto
Pente Alto of Pembroke says they have chosen a very expensive path.

Jeanne Menard
Jeanne Menard of Deerfield opposes Northern Pass says NH is already business friendly, how can NP make it any better?

Melissa Birchard
Melissa Birchard of the Conservation Law Foundation says NH should be focusing on local renewables and there are plenty of other alternatives available to NP.

Amy Heiser
Amy Heiser, chair of the Pembroke Conservation Commission notes how many times the town has come out in opposition to Northern Pass.

Lee Lajoye
Lee Lajoye of Concord supports Northern Pass.

Elizabeth Larraga
Elizabeth Larraga of Eversource supports Northern Pass.

Mary Lee
Mary Lee of Northfield abuts the ROW and says the best option is "no build".

Ruth Niven
Ruth Niven of Franklin opposes Northern Pass is skeptical of the low impact claims.

Edward Craxton
Edward Craxton of Dalton relates what tourists have said about scarring the landscape.

Laura Bonk
Laura Bonk of Concord opposes Northern Pass because of its effect on Besr Brook State Park.

Martin Kimbell
Martin Kimbell of Campton lives in the route where Northern Pass proposes burial and opposes the project.

Walter Palmer
Walter Palmer of Franconia opposes Northern Pass saying residents will bear the brunt of the costs of the project.

Lawrence Phillips
Lawrence Phillips of Canterbury says the ethical decision is pay for full burial.

Craig Pullen
Craig Pullen of Canterbury owns historic farm on ROW and says there's no way to hide these towers.

Erika Druke
Erika Druke opposes Northern Pass and says the damaging source of power needs to be considered.

Brian Tilton
Brian Tilton opposes Northern Pass and says most supporters who have spoken is not a disnterested party.

Howard Moffett
State Rep. Hoiward Moffett of Canterbury returns to make a point disputes claims of Northern Pass will lower energy rates.

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