MORNING SENTINEL • February 15, 2021
Construction on the CMP electricity transmission corridor is technically halted due to legal action. However, workers began installing 829 steel poles on an existing corridor that is a part of the overall project earlier this week. According to a Central Maine Power spokesperson, 380 people are working on the project, including 275 Mainers. A court injunction holds up the first section of the project, but work continues in the second and third sections. Elizabeth Caruso, the first selectman in the nearby town of Caratunk, said there is an “outrage” among locals. Ben Towle, owner of Maine Outdoor Sports in Caratunk, said, “I have no personal issues with the project.”