MORNING SENTINEL • March 4, 2021
Hydroelectric dams are a good thing! The proposal to stop using four hydroelectric dams that have existed for more than 80 years on the Kennebec River between Waterville and Skowhegan should not be done, because these dams produce low-cost electricity without causing any pollution. Some people say they want these dams removed to allow more Atlantic salmon to go up the river to spawn, grow, and be harvested along the coast of Maine and sold for food. They also want the river to be more natural, as it was many years ago. Maybe we could build more dams in addition to getting more electricity from solar and wind. ~ Walter Elery Keene, Winslow [former Executive Director, North Kennebec Regional Planning Commission]