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A panel of Concord officials will testify as a group on Thursday at the state Site Evaluation Committee’s hearings on the Northern Pass Transmission Project. Members of the panel have pre-filed testimony and will be cross-examined by the committee, other intervening parties and Northern Pass attorneys. Concord testimony is expected to begin at approximately 10 a.m. and will run for several hours.

If built as proposed, Northern Pass will cut through 8 miles of Concord with average pole heights of more than 100 feet. Given Concord’s population and status as the state capital, Northern Pass will arguablly have more impact on Concord than any other community in the state.

The Site Evaluation Committee holds its hearings at 49 Donovan Street, Concord. It expects to wrap up hearings in mid-December and issue a decision on the project in February 2018.

For more information contact Danielle Pacik, deputy city attorney at 230-3679 or DPacik@ConcordNH.gov.

Concord officials appearing on Thursday include:

City councilors Gail Mattson and Candace Bouchard

City planner Heather Shank

Deputy city planner Beth Fenstermacher

City engineer Ed Roberge

Conservation commission members Jan McLure and Kristine Tardiff

Dr. Rick Van De Poll will also testify as to the potential wetlands and wildlife impacts of the project in Concord

Links to prefiled testimony below

·  Pre-filed Testimony of Gail Matson and Candace Bouchard on Behalf of the City of Concord

·         Supplemental Pre-Filed Testimony of Gail Matson and Candace Bouchard on Behalf of the Concord City Council

·  Pre-filed Testimony of Edward Roberge, City Engineer for the City of Concord

·         Supplemental Pre-filed Testimony of Edward Roberge

·  Pre-filed Testimony of Heather Shank, Acting City Planner for the City of Concord

·         Supplemental Pre-filed Testimony of Heather Shank

·  Pre-filed Testimony of Jan McClure and Kristine Tardiff on Behalf of the City of Concord Conservation Commission

·         Supplemental Pre-Filed Testimony of Jan McClure and Kristine Tardiff on Behalf of the City of Concord Conservation Commission

·         Pre-Filed Testimony of Beth Fenstermacher, Assistant City Planner, on Behalf of the City of Concord

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§  Appendix 1

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o    Supplemental Pre-filed Testimony of Beth Fenstermacher

   

·         Pre-Filed Testimony of Rick Van De Poll on Behalf of the City of Concord

        

o    Supplemental Pre-filed Testimony of Dr. Rick Van de Poll