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Opinion: In the original, Dr. Seuss’s Hoobub is enjoying the sun. A grinch approaches, and asks the Hoobub what he’ll pay for the string, give them that the string is worth so much more than the sun. This Northern Pass edition differs slightly.
Town officials from Whitefield and Sugar Hill said the five agreements Northern Pass secured with communities have no teeth and do little to address other concerns about the $1.6 billion project that stretches from Pittsburg to Deerfield.
Franconia selectman said the town’s emergency services are used by other communities including Sugar Hill and Easton, and lane or road closures would delay those services from five to 15 minutes.
In the original, Dr. Seuss’s Hoobub is enjoying the sun. A grinch approaches, and asks the Hoobub what he’ll pay for the string, given that the string is worth so much more than the sun. This Northern Pass edition differs slightly
CONCORD — With Hydro-Quebec’s agreement to bury 11 miles of the Northern Pass transmission line in Canada, so should the line through the 40 miles of new right-of-way in the North Country, the Site Evaluation Committee was told Thursday.
CONCORD — Northern Pass’s buried transmission line through Easton would more than double the town’s property value, but the town has continually voted to oppose the $1.6 billion project, according to testimony.
CONCORD — New Hampton officials said Tuesday more tax revenue from the Northern Pass project would not change their opposition to the high-voltage transmission line.
MANCHESTER, N.H. (December 4, 2017) – New Hampshire workers and businesses, including suppliers, subcontractors, and the services and hospitality industries, will have the opportunity to meet with the team leading the construction of Northern Pass at two upcoming Job & Supplier Fairs.
CONCORD — Existing utility rights-of-way reduce property values and the Northern Pass project would amplify the decrease, the Site Evaluation Committee was told Tuesday.
Over the objection of Northern Pass, the Site Evaluation Committee released a list of businesses along the route it had hoped to keep confidential until after a decision is made on its application to build a 192-mile transmission line from Pittsburg to Deerfield.