BANGOR DAILY NEWS • June 11, 2020
Central Maine Power Company would like to run a high voltage powerline through Maine’s undeveloped forest to deliver power from Quebec to Massachusetts along a new corridor. As we’ve seen from the history of California’s electricity provider, Pacific Gas and Electric, these lines can pose an extreme fire hazard, which is why I am apprehensive to trust CMP with this for-profit project. ~ Sen. Scott Cyrway, a retired Kennebec County Sheriff, also serves on the Fire Protection Services Commission