SUN JOURNAL • January 16, 2021
As a Mainer who has spent countless hours volunteering my time to qualify the “No CMP Corridor” referendum for the ballot for a second year in a row, I am deeply offended by Central Maine Power’s latest ads against our volunteer effort, which are designed to instill fear and spread misinformation. The Maine Constitution recognizes the right of Mainers to circulate petitions to qualify a question for a statewide vote, but this foreign-owned utility has done everything it can to prevent a vote on its unpopular energy corridor project, because it means nearly $3 billion in profits for its Spanish shareholders. Don’t get fooled by big money and foreign-owned companies, as well as elected and appointed officials who will not support our rights to a vote. ~ Dawn King, Lisbon