SUN JOURNAL • March 5, 2020
Central Maine Power Co. has requested the Planning Board to withhold consideration of its shoreland zoning permit application related to its proposed 145-mile transmission line until it makes its supplemental findings available to the board. CMP also asked that two board members recuse themselves from discussion and voting on the application. The controversial $1 billion New England Clean Energy Connect project to bring hydro power from Quebec to supply Massachusetts residents has received some permits but not all from state, federal and local entities. Petition organizers have collected enough signatures to put the proposal before voters statewide in November.