August 2012 Landowner Newsletter

The fifth issue of the Northern Pass Landowner Newsletter is being distributed this week. This issue features an interview with a farmer from Bath, NH who has lived and worked near a high voltage transmission line for his entire life.

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Forest Society Purchase of Conservation Easement

We acknowledge  the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests’ intensive effort to raise $850,000 necessary for the purchase of a conservation easement on about 5,800 acres of land surrounding The Balsams resort that was recently sold by the … Continue reading

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Regarding the sale of The Balsams

The sale of The Balsams Resort by the Neil Tillotson Trust to Balsams View LLC has been completed. Northern Pass is pleased that the future of the Balsams Resort is secure and that the new owners are committed to maintaining … Continue reading

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Senate supports study of eminent domain bill

The full NH Senate on June 2 voted 14 – 10 to “re-refer” HB648, a bill which sought to halt The Northern Pass by prohibiting the possible use of eminent domain in siting the project. We opposed the bill, as … Continue reading

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Response to broadband question…

Landowner Susan Schibanoff recently sent a letter to PSNH President Gary Long questioning our recent announcement on how The Northern Pass might assist in the effort to bring broadband technology to areas of the state that are currently without it. … Continue reading

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8 year old’s teacher will NOT lose his home…

We were saddened today to see a Letter to the Editor (see below) to the Concord Monitor from an 8-year-old boy who apparently has been told that his school teacher will lose his home if The Northern Pass project is … Continue reading

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Forest Society Opposes Northern Pass…?

The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests announced yesterday that it opposes the Northern Pass project “…as currently proposed.” It’s certainly appropriate that an organization like the Society takes an interest in a project as significant as this … Continue reading

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