PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • April 2, 2021
One of the things that I most love about the state of Maine is its beautiful forests. I love to go hiking and cross-country skiing in these forests – the same forests that the Central Maine Power corridor would cut through. The Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands issued a lease that allowed the CMP corridor to pass through two sections of public land. This was done with no public say in the matter. The Maine government should not be able to lease public land for purposes like the CMP corridor without any public input. L.D. 471, An Act to Require Legislative Approval of Certain Public Land Leases, would help hold the government accountable. ~ Audra Hufnagle, Damariscotta