Many locals wary as CMP corridor breaks ground near The Forks
Poles went up at an existing corridor near The Forks this week, but that doesn t mean everyone s happy.
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The first pole of Central Maine Power s controversial hydropower transmission corridor is prepared for installation Tuesday near The Forks. The pole was erected on an existing corridor that had been widened near Moxie Pond. Associated Press/Robert F. Bukaty
Peter Dostie stood atop Johnson Mountain on Wednesday morning envisioning where the $1 billion New England Clean Energy Connect will run.
The owner of the Hawk’s Nest Lodge in West Forks Plantation, Dostie and six other locals were out on a back country snowmobile ride. During a break on a chilly morning, he reflected on the first poles go up on the controversial New England Clean Energy Connect.