Dear Editor:

Town after town along the proposed 145-mile Central Maine Power (CMP) transmission line corridor has voted to oppose the project or rescind support. But despite the growing opposition, bureaucrats in Augusta have continued to push this unpopular project forward.

That's why I joined together with fellow Woolwich residents Sherri Harvey, Rachel Murphy and Ruth Herring recently to turn in petitions to give the residents of our town a voice in the ongoing debate.

On Nov. 5, our community will vote on two questions. They read, “To see if the Town will vote to oppose the Central Maine Power (CMP) New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) 145 Mile Hydro-electric Transmission Line Project from Quebec border through the State of Maine?”

The second question reads: “To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to submit a letter of opposition to: Central Maine Power (CMP) New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC), Maine Public Utilities Commission, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, and Maine Land Use Planning Commission; on behalf of the Inhabitants of the Town of Woolwich in the event that Article #1 is passed with a YES vote?”

If you oppose the proposed CMP corridor, I urge you to vote “Yes” on both questions on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at the Woolwich Central School Cafeteria at 137 Nequasset Rd.

Dani Friend

Woolwich