SUN JOURNAL • December 27, 2021
Former Gov. Paul LePage said he hopes Tom Saviello enters the gubernatorial race. Unlike Mills and LePage, Saviello has been steadfast in his opposition to the unpopular corridor plan that he began fighting four years ago when Central Maine Power first proposed a new transmission line from the Quebec border to Lewiston. A ballot question in November showed that Mainers are against the $1 billion project by a lopsided margin. LePage insisted that the former state senator from Wilton did “an enormous disservice” to the state with his strident opposition to the corridor. “Ask him about the 240,000 people who agreed with me,” Saviello responded. Saviello said he’s focused on legal issues surrounding the proposed corridor to bring Quebec hydropower to New England and keeping his possible entry into the governor’s race in “a holding pattern” for now.