MORNING SENTINEL • September 17, 2021
Kerri Bickford’s recent letter, “NECEC corridor a good deal for Maine” (Aug, 29), urged us to trade in Maine’s iconic brand for $116. As a Registered Maine Guide and volunteer who has represented 10,000 non-partisan grassroots activists for more than three years now, I strongly disagree. We have spent years educating Mainers about the many catastrophic environmental and economic impacts this corridor would have, and in fact, I’d say thousands of volunteers have invested personal time and money in excess of $116 to preserve western Maine’s natural resources including critical brook trout and deer wintering habitat, Maine’s heritage waters and our public lands. Mainers can’t be bought, and that’s why an overwhelming majority of residents in 86% of the towns along the corridor route voted to reject the CMP corridor. Vote yes on 1 to reject the CMP corridor this November. ~ Sandra Howard, Say NO to NECEC & No CMP Corridor, Caratunk