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Friday, Nov. 24, 2017Vol. 9, No. 23

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PublisherTodd SmithManaging EditorPaul [email protected] (Littleton)Sylvie Weber(603) 444-7141 (Ext. 1006)Fax: (603) [email protected] (St. Johnsbury)(802) 748-8121

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What’s Inside

The Bethlehem Planning Board on Wednesday ap-proved a $15 to $20 million Hilton hotel on the site of the former Baker Brook motel and cabins, though Northern Pass could complicate the project.

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They might remember it as the day they escaped death.

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Officer NarrowlyEscapes Death

Bethlehem Planners Approve $20M Hotel

On The Cover

Andrea Curtis and Grady Walters pass out the pies and chickens that topped off 185 boxes of Thanksgiving food that went to feed over 600 local people. (Photo by Arlene Allin)

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Over many years of reading many things, Ihavewrittendownphras-esthatresonatewithmymindsetatthetimeIreadthem.Oneofthese,jotted onto a pink sticky note andstuck to my desk some time ago,is a quote fromRalphWaldoEm-erson’sNature: “In thewoods,wereturntoreasonandfaith.”Igooften into thewoods, seek-

ing – if not reason and faith – at least the quiet space to let mythoughts drift where they will, toregroup both mentally and physi-cally. Because ofmy fondness forthewoods,IfeelluckytoliveinaplacewhereImaywanderwoodedtrailsthatbranchfrommyownyardor fromdowntownor fromun-markedentrywaysalonganynumberofnear-byroads.So theprospectofamaster trailsplan that

would link somepocketsof existing trails toeach other, create a few new ones, and con-nectthesepathwaystotowncenters,schools,andothercommunitycentersandrecreationaloutlets is exciting.That’s justwhat the localFriendsofProfileTrails grouphas set out todoinFranconiaandsurroundingcommunities,retainingrenowned trail-builderJohnMortonof Vermont-based Morton Trails to assist intheeffort.Iattendedaninformationalmeetinghosted

by thegrouplastweekandwas impressed tosee in attendance not only interested localsand the dedicated group undertaking the en-deavor,butalso leaders from theDivisionofStateParks,U.S.ForestService,andtheFor-est Society, along with representatives fromthe more local Ammonoosuc Conservation

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pickingkidsupfromschool,Iwentfor a runwith thedog inFoxHillPark,exploringanewtrailthattra-versesrecentlyconservedpropertynowconnected to the town-ownedpark.HowluckyIam,IthoughtasIranalongtheGaleRiver,thenupthroughamixedandleaflessforest

and toward a view of Cannon Mountain, tolive in a placewhere it is so easy to hit thetrail– and toquickly resurface in townor athomeortowork.In this areaof theworld,manyofushave

this gift of easy access to trails. Residentsof downtown Franconia can explore the net-work of paths branching through Fox Hill,of course, and I often run into familiar facesthere.ThoseintheEastonValleycanwalkorbiketoandthroughthelabyrinthoftrailstra-versing Forest Service land. Others are easydistance to town forests andprivate propertyopen topublicaccessandconservation landsthatarelocalfavorites.Spendingtimeonthesetrails,inthewoods,

isagoodwaytoretainasenseofreasoninaworld sometimes seemingly gonemad – andto find faith in many things. Developing athoughtful system for connecting these trailsso they may be used for both transportationand recreation will make them even morevaluable.

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BY ROBERT BLECHLStaff Writer

STARK—They might remember it as thedaytheyescapeddeath.And those perilous moments last week, in

whichatleast15tonsintheformofa10-wheeldump truck filled with gravel came crashingdownonthem,werecapturedrightonvideo.“Otherthanwhiplash,bumpsandbruisesand

scrapes,weallfaredprettywell,whichisgod-send,”N.H.FishandGameConservationOffi-cerGlenLucassaidThursday.“Ihadthecameraguy in the front seat and thankGod he didn’tgethurt.”Itwasjustshyof3p.m.onNov.10whenLu-

cas,behindthewheelofanear-brandnewFordF-250XLT,washeading into theNashStreamForestforgeneralpatrol.Beside him, in the passenger seat,wasSeth

Martin, a cameraman shooting for the secondseasonofNorthWoodsLaw, theAnimalPlan-etseries thathas introduced theN.H.FishandGameDepartment to theworld and chroniclesthe many duties and unpredictable days ofNHFGconservationofficers.NashStreamForestRoadwasslickwithsome

lightsnow,soLucasputthetruckinfour-wheel-drive.Lucassaidhewastravelingabout30mphand

wasatthefour-wayjunctionwithAmosEmeryRoad,nearagravelpit,whenhesawtheblurtohisright,comingathimata90-degreeangleand

movingstraightacrosstheroad.ThatblurwasaSterling10-wheeldumptruck

ownedbySheldonGrayConstructionofCole-brookandbeingdrivenbyGlennPerry,ofCole-brook,whowas hauling the gravel to a set ofscalesnearby.“I sawhimcomingout of the corner ofmy

eye, and thought, ‘He’s coming, and by God,he’snotgoingtostop,’”recalledLucas.Thedecision,tobemadewithinasplitsecond

-presstheacceleratororslamonthebrakes.

“I made the quick decision to turn left andpunchthegastocreatesomedistance,”saidLu-cas.“Hehitmeonanangle.Hehitthepassengersidesohardhepushedmeabout60feetoutoftheroadandhistruckrolledontomytruck.”Lucasthoughttheworst.“Ithitussohard,Ihonestlythoughtmypas-

senger was dead,” said Lucas. “That was mybiggestconcern.Icalledouthisname.”Martinwasshakenup,butmostlyunscathed.Lucasgotoutofhistrucktochecktheother

driver,Perry,andfoundhimalsoshakenup,butsparedofmajorinjury.ThefrontnoseofLucas’2016FordF-250was

leftwith a crunched front nose and a bed thatnowlookslikeaflatbed.“I’m thankful for theway itworkedoutbe-

causehedidn’trollontomycab,buthitthecabandrolledonto thebed,”saidLucas.“I’mjustreallyhappynoonewashurt.”He’salsogladheandMartinwereinathree-

quarter-tonFordF-250insteadofasmallertruckhesaidwouldnothaveheldupaswell.Thevideoofthecrashwillmorethanlikely

beonNorthWoodsLaw.One video was shot from Lucas’ point of

view,lookingforward.Anotherwasshotfromthesideandthat,now

inretrospectandwitheveryoneokay,showsLu-cas’reactionandwhathesaidisarathercomi-callookonhisface,thoughitwasn’tthatatthetime.TheNHFG truck - with anMSRP value of

$30,000 and wireless Bluetooth capability, aboon to NHFG officers in the field - was de-stroyed.“I’vebeenonthejob10yearsandthisisthe

firstbrandnewcruiserI’vegottenin10years,”said Lucas. “I have 30,000miles on the truckandhaditaboutayear.”Lucas was transported to Weeks Medical

Center andwas back on the job the next day,with some neck and back pain but no brokenbones.OnSunday,hewentoutonadeercase.“I’m in an oldChevyTahoe now,” he said.

“IhadtodragthedeerintothebackseatbecauseIdidn’thaveapickuptruck.”On the day of the crash,

Perry was hauling gravel forCloutier Sand and Gravel, ofStark.OnThursday,SheldonGray

said he’s hoping the dumptruck,which incurred damagetothefrontend,issalvageable.Perry has since gone back towork,hesaid.Gray echoed Lucas on the

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BETHLEHEM — The Bethlehem PlanningBoardonWednesdayapproveda$15to$20mil-lionHiltonhotelonthesiteoftheformerBakerBrookmotel and cabins, thoughNorthern Passcouldcomplicatetheproject.Plannedisafive-story,85-roomhigh-endho-

tel,aHiltonfranchisethatwouldbecalledHome-woodSuitesbyHilton.If therequiredstatepermitsareobtained, the

12-monthconstructioncouldbegininthespringof2018and thehotel couldbeopen forguestsin2019.“Iseethisasaverypositivethingforourcom-

munity,”planningboardchairmanMichaelBru-nosaidbefore theboardunanimouslyapprovedthesiteplan.TheprojectwillneedtoobtainaN.H.Depart-

mentofTransportationpermitaswellasstateal-terationof terrain andwetlandspermits.Permitapplications have been submitted and could beapprovedinthenextfewmonths.Thehotel isproposedbyYizchokRudich,of

Brooklyn,N.H.,whocreatedPresidentialMoun-

tainResortLLC for the project,which initiallybeganin2014.Then,theplanwastorebuildthedeteriorating

cabinsonbothsidesofRoute3o2untilastudydeemed that wouldn’t pay for everything, saidRudich’srepresentative,DavidEckman,ofEck-manEngineering,ofPortsmouth,N.H.,whopre-sentedthesiteplanWednesday.Thehotelisplannedonthefrontpartoftheto-

tal42-acreparcel,nearRoute302.Outback,thehigh-valuewetlands, steep ravine and land thatcouldbeusedforhikingtrailswillbeleftalone,saidEckman.“We put the development in front, which

leaves it untouched in the back,” he said. “It’sprettyminimalimpactoverall.”The hotel,whichwill feature a portico vehi-

cles can pass under,will be about 75 feet highandhaveafootprintofabout19,500squarefeet.Theprojectwillincludesixparkingareas,porouspavement forwater tofilter through,anda raingardenforstormwatertofilterintotheground.An outdoor areawith a patio is planned and

abundantlandscapingisalsopartofthepackage.“Theywantittolookbeautiful,”saidEckman.

“Theydidn’tspareanyexpenseonthelandscap-ing.”

Wetlandswillbeprotectedbyaretainingwallthatwillalsoenhancesafety,hesaid.Thehotelwillhaveitsownon-sitesepticsys-

temandwillbeonthetownwatersystem.Theprojectalsoentailsrenovatingtheformer

restaurant building across the road and redoingaboutadozencabinsonthatside,andalsoreha-bilitatingaformertroutpond,saidEckman.Discussionsaboutthespeedlimitinthehotel

areahavebeendiscussed,withthesuggestionofreducing it from itscurrent40mph to35mph,hesaid.The guests the hotel would attract would be

seekingmoreofanextendedstay,hesaid.Thehotelwaspresentedinaconceptualbefore

Bethlehem zoners in November 2016, but hassincebeendelayedpartlybecauseoffundingandsome back-and-forth between the parties in theplanning,saidEckman.

The Matter Of Northern PassThe back parcel, said Eckman, is owned by

RenewablePropertiesLLC,theproperty-buyingsubsidiary of Eversource Energy,which is pro-posingthecontroversialNorthernPassTransmis-sion(NPT)line.TheBakerBrook location iswhere theNPT

line would transition from overhead to under-

groundandwherealargetransitionstation,abouteightstorieshighwitha10,000-square-footfoot-print and two nearby towers, 95 and 105 feet,wouldhavetobebuilt.Initially,theEversourceplanwastoputthesta-

tioncloser toRoute302,andtheoriginal intentwasforEversourcetogetawetlandspermitforthatlocationthenamendtheapplicationtoputthestationonthebackknoll,saidEckman.“Theysaiditwasmutuallybeneficial,”hesaid.InMarch,Rudich,whosignedamemorandum

of understanding and confidentiality agreementwithEversourceandwhowrotealetterofsupportforNorthernPass,toldTheCaledonian-RecordalandswapwasinprogressthroughwhichEver-sourcewouldputthestationbehindthehotelandatalowerelevationsoitwouldbelessvisible.Now, it looks likeEversource renegedon its

plan to put the station on the back parcel, saidEckman.“He [Rudich] said they might not move it,”

saidEckman.“Hesupporteditbecausetheysaidthey’dmoveit,andnowfeelsalittlebitbetrayed…Hespentalotofmoneywiththeassumptiontheyweregoingtomoveit…Hewouldnothavewritten the letter if heknew itwasgoing tobe

Bethlehem Planners Approve Site Plan For $20 Million Hilton Hotel

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Supporters Turn Out For Littleton Land Transfer Hearing; Abutter

Attorney Suggests Lawsuit

LITTLETON—Tuesdaynight’sfinalhearingonaproposedlandtransferdrewononesideathrongofsupporterssayingitwouldbebeneficialtothetownand,ontheother,anattorneyrepresenting an abutterwhohinted if selectmen approve it alawsuitwillfollow.“Ithinkifthere’samiddleroadhere,itwillhelptheoverall

situation…[and]mitigatesomeoftheconcernsofabutters,”resident JimMcMahon said to a packedHealdRoom at theLittletonCommunityHouse.Thequestion selectmenwill decide later thismonth is the

proposedtransferof42acresoftown-ownedlandat1213Mt.EustisRoadtotheLittletonIndustrialCorp.for$1.The transfer -whichwouldexpand theLittleton Industrial

Park-isbasedona2014townvote,whichsaw845residentsinfavorand141against,authorizingselectmentosellortrans-ferseveralparcelsofland,amongthemthe42acresalongMt.EustisRoadforindustrialdevelopment.Tuesdaynight, like thefirst roundof hearingsonOct. 30,

wastwohearings,thefirstonthetransferfollowedbyasecondonanexchangeofright-of-way.Afterconsideringallpublicinput,selectmenarescheduled

todeliberateandvoteontheproposalduringtheirnextregu-larlyscheduledmeetingonNov.27.Supporters of the transfer say an expanded industrial park

would creategood jobs for area residents and add to the taxbase, and the $1 transfer would be an incentive to attract acompanythatwouldhavetopaytodevelopaparcel thathaschallengesintermsoftopography.Opponentssay the$1 isnotasalebutagiveawayand the

land assessed at about $90,000 could be off the tax rolls foryearsbeforeitisdevelopedandwouldnotbegeneratingprop-ertytaxrevenueforthetown.LIDCmemberChadStearnssaidLIDCowns75acres,but

43acresareinaconservationeasementandotherparcelsareundevelopableorwouldbecostlytodevelop.The2014votetosellthelandwasoverwhelminganditwas

clear the 42 acreswould go toLIDC for industrial develop-ment,andforanominalfee,hesaid.Although the unemployment rate in Littleton is low now,

economies are cyclical and the town should prepare for thefuture,saidStearns.“IndustrialParkjobsaregood-payingcareerswithbenefits,”

hesaid.Supporting the transfer was Fred Chisolm, plant manager

atBurndy,intheLittletonIndustrialPark,whosaidthetownneeds the jobs toattractyoungpeoplewhowillwant to stayandraisechildren.

“Wehopewecanworktogetherforasolutionthatbalancestheinterestsandconcernsofthoseinvolvedinthis…withavisiontowardthefuture,”saidChisolm.KevinLow, founder ofSecuredNetworkServices, also in

theLittletonIndustrialPark,saidthetowncouldusesoftwareandhigh-techfirmsthatprovidehigh-payingjobs.“Weneedmorebuildingsreadytogototakeintheseupand

comingbusinesses,”saidLow.Alsosupportingthetransferwasbudgetcommitteemember

DianeCummings,whosaidcommercialandindustrialproper-tieshelpstabilizetaxratesduringtheyearswhenutilityvalua-tionsarelow,andindustrialparkexpansionisnotjustforjobs,butalsotooffsettaxesandputmoneyintoschools,roads,andotherthingsthetownneeds.Former LIDCmember BrienWard gave a presentation of

thehistoricalrelationshipbetweenthenonprofit,all-volunteerLIDCandtheindustrialparkandthetownandtaxpayers,onehe said has been positive in terms of jobs, tax revenue, andbusinessesthathavebeenagoodfitforLittleton.“Ifyoutakeawaytheabilityoflocalbusinessestoexpand,

thosebusinesseswillgosomewhereelse,”saidWard.Not all were keen on the transfer, including residentKim

DeLutis,whosaidtheissueisaboutgivingawayaparcelval-ued in excess of $80,000 for $1when the Littleton Conser-vation Commission said it would be a challenge to developtheland,whichthecommissionsaidcouldbeusedasatownforest.“I’mallforLIDC,butlet’sfindbetterspotsintown,”said

DeLutis.ResidentBruceHadlocksaidthelandshouldbesoldat its

fairmarketvalueand theproposed transfer for$1 shouldbeputonawarrantarticleforvoters.LIDC board president Greg Eastman said the idea for $1

transfercamefromaproposal involvingGenfoot Inc.,an in-dustrial park tenant that had been looking all overN.H. andVermonttoexpand.Althoughanotherparklocationwaseven-tuallyfoundandthattransferwasnevermade,theLittletonIn-dustrialParkparcelthatwasbeinglookedatbyGenfootwouldhavecarriedhighinfrastructurecosts,hesaid.“Itwasimportanttoretainthemandretaintheirjobs,”said

Eastman.“That’swherethe$1camefrom.”LIDChasbeenaboutjobcreationandthereisaneedintown

todevelopmorecommercialandindustrialspace,growthetaxbaseandkeepthetaxratefromincreasing,hesaid.“Iencouragetheselectmentohonorthevoteof2014,”said

Eastman.DeLutis and Hadlock said they feel Sweet should recuse

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himselffromavotebecausehewasamemberofLIDC.SweetresignedfromLIDConAug.28.It was that issue and others that Jason Reimers, attorney

withBCMEnvironmentalandLandLawinConcord,whorep-resentsCyrRoadabutterTomClardy, said couldmake for acaseincourtifselectmenvoteforthetransfer.AlthoughSweetisnotamemberofLIDCnow,hewaswhen

thetransferproposalwasstillinprocess,andhisfiduciarydu-ties totheorganizationandtowncreateaconflictof interest,arguedReimers,wholikewisesaidSweetshouldrecusehim-selffromavote.Reimersalsosaidvotersin2014didnotauthorizeatransfer

for$1,whichhesaidisa“gift”andnotanarm’slengthtrans-action.“If theboard takes this action, itwouldhave toprevail in

court,”saidReimers.“Thecitizenswhovotedon thatarticlehadnoreasontothinkthepropertywouldbegivenaway.”HealsosaidTuesdaynightwasanillegalmeetingbecause

N.H.statuterequiresthetwohearingstobe14daysapartandTuesdaywasthe15thdayfromthefirsthearing.Reimers pointed to a petitionwith the signatures ofmore

than100townvoterssubmittedtothetowninJulyseekingtotakethedecisionoftransferoutofthehandsofselectmenandputittovotersattownmeetinginMarch.“Townmeeting is right around the corner,” said Reimers.

“Weaskthatyouletthepetitionplayoutandberesolvedbyvotersinafewmonths.Itwillbesoonerthananycourtwouldreachaconclusion.”LIDCpresentlyownsaparcel that includesa right-of-way

overOldDalyFarmRoad,whichhaschangedlocationsbasedona2014planapprovedbytheplanningboard.

Selectmen propose to give LIDC a right-of-way over thenewroadlocationinexchangeforLIDCreleasinganyclaimtotheoldeasementintheoldroadlocation.Theoldroadisnotdeemedsufficienttoholdthenewroad,

saidSweet.

Town May Tee Up Golf Course Debate For Voters At Town Meeting

BETHLEHEM—Decadesofdebateaboutwhattodowiththe BethlehemCountry Club, one of only threemunicipallyowned and managed golf courses left in N.H., might sooncometoanend.Voters could decide the fate of the golf course through a

proposedwarrantarticleforMarchtownmeetingaskingthemiftheywanttosellit,leaseittoaprivateentity,orkeepit.OnMonday, theBethlehemBoardofSelectmendiscussed

theoptionsandarelookingatdevelopinganarticletoputonthewarrant.“This is a 50-year conversation going on,” said resident

DickRobie.“Iwouldliketoseeacommitteesitdownandfindoutwhichofthosethreeoptionsweshouldbein.”What todowith the18-holegolfcourse - thefirstDonald

RossgolfcoursebuiltinN.H.-hassplitBethlehemresidentsforgenerations.Somesaythecountryclubiscostingthetownmoney,oris

notmakingitmoney,andshouldbesoldorleasedtoaprivateentity that couldmake it more profitable. Under the currentbudget,anymoneygenerateddoesnotgointothetownfundtoreducethetaxrate.Otherssaythegolfcoursepaysforitselfandtheclub’sbud-

getisinaspecialrevenuefundthatdoesnotcostthetownorimpact the tax rate,and theclub isa townassetand thefirstthing visitors see coming upLongHill.The town, they say,shouldcontinuetorunitandfindwaystoimproveitsincome.Whicheverrouteistaken,someonewillneedtomakeanin-

vestmentintheclubhouse,which,atmorethan100yearsold,hashaddeferredmaintenanceandneedsroof,wiringandotherrepairs.Thereisalsoaneedfordrainageupgrades.“If itneeds repairsandcostsmoney,weneed tosee if it’s

Bethlehem’sbest interest toown it,”said residentChrisJen-sen.In 2016, Jensen andRobie submitted a petitionedwarrant

articlethatpassedbya311-150marginthatcalledforthefor-mation of a committee to discuss theBCC andfindways tomoreprofitableandconsideralternativeuseswiththegoalofreducingtaxes,increasingtourismandencouragingbusinessestolocateinthetown.Thatcommitteemetforseveralmonthsthatyearanddeliv-

eredalistofrecommendationstoselectmen.Mostofthecommitteerecommendationsweretacticalrath-

erthanstrategic,saidBoardofSelectmenChairMaryMoritz.Thewarrant articlewas clear in that it sought to have the

committee find ways the country club can contribute to thegeneralfund,saidSelectmanMartinGlavac.“Therereallyweren’tclearrecommendationsabouthowto

makethecountryclublowerthetaxrateintown,”saidMoritz.“Mypersonalopinioniswedon’thavethemoneytoinvestinitthewayitneedstobeinvestedin.”Withaleaseorsale,thetowncouldgeneraterevenuefrom

theland,shesaid.

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Clarence E. DodgeClarenceE.Dodge,72,ofLittleton,N.H.,passed intoGod’s

handsonFriday,Nov.17,2017,aftercourageouslyundergoingmultiplecancertreatments.BornMay16,1945, toGertrude(Howland)andRoyDodge,

Clarencewasoneof11childrenraisedontheDodgefarminLis-bon.HemarriedJean(Baines)DodgeonOct.25,1980,andtheirdaughterKellywasborninNovember1982.Clarencespentmostofhisworkinglifeasamechanicandgas

station attendant,working hisway to assistantmanager of twolocal stations. Clarence enjoyed fishing,playingcards,andspendingsummerdaysatthefamilycamponStreeterPond.Anavid lover of animals, he also delightedinspendingtimewithhisbelovedSiberi-anhusky,Sasha.Despitefacingaseriouslifelong illness,Clarencewas a devotedfatherandalwaysprovidedforhisfamily.Hissubtlesenseofhumorbroughtjoytohisfamilyandfriends.HeissurvivedbyhiswifeJeanDodge

of Littleton; daughter Kelly (Dodge)O’Brien and granddaughter KatelynClareO’BrienofPembroke;sisterandbrother-in-lawAliceandBobWilsonofLittleton;sisterandbrother-in-lawLouiseandSamMyrickofAlabama;sisterMaureenSweeneyofLittleton;sisterFlorenceMcFarlandofFlorida;brotherandsister-in-lawDavidandSharonDodgeofLittleton;brotherHerbertDodgeofNorthCarolina; brotherGeneDodge of Littleton; brother-in-lawEarlBainesofLittleton;sister-in-lawAnnCTBreaultofFlorida,andnumerousniecesandnephews.ClarencewaspredeceasedbyhisbrothersDonaldDodge,WillieDodge,andRobertDodge;broth-er-in-law Robert Sweeney; brother-in-law Richard McFarland;andsister-in-lawLouiseSmithandherhusbandRichard(Dick)Smith.VisitingHourswillbeTuesday,Nov.21,from6-8p.m.atRoss

FuneralHome, 282WestMainSt.Littleton,N.H.FuneralSer-viceswillbeheldattheNewLifeAssemblyofGod,475White-fieldRd,Bethlehem,N.H., onWednesday,Nov. 22, at 10 a.m.followedby intermentatGlenwoodCemetery inLittleton.Do-nationsmaybemadetoSecondChanceAnimalRescue(http://www.secondchancear.org/home/donate ), 1517 Meadow Street,Littleton,NH03561.Tosharememoriesandcondolencesgotowww.RossFuneral.

com.

Roxanne BuschRoxanneBuschofSugarHill,N.H.,beloveddaughterofnow

deceasedMorrisandEvelynBuschofNewark,N.J.,Farmingdale,N.J.,andSanDiego,Calif.,passedawayonSundaymorningOct.8,2017,attheLafayetteCenterGenesisHealthcareRehabfacility.SheissurvivedbyherbrotherMichaelBuschofSanDiego,Ca-

lif.,andhissonsEvanBuschofSomerville,Mass.,andJustinBus-chofIrvine,Calif.,fatherofRachelBusch,Roxanne’sgrandniece.Roxanneisalsosurvivedbyanumberofclosecousinsandfriendsfromaroundthecountry.Roxanne,knowntomanyofherfriendsandrelativesasRoxor

Roxie,grewupinNewark,N.J.,andthenattendedMontclairStateUniversitywithamajorinHistoryandminorinPhysicalEduca-tion. Itwas there thatshestarteda50year friendshipwithHerbBachmanfromOceanGrove,N.J.AfterteachingatRahwayHighSchoolinRahway,N.J.,shewentontograduatestudies,earninganMEdinKinesiologyatUNC-Greenboro.In1966shemovedtoBuffalowhereshetaughtandcoachedtennis,bowlingandfencingatStateUniversityCollege atBuffalo for 8 years and then latermoved back toNew Jerseywhere shewas the fencing coach atTCNJ,Trenton,N.J.In1977shestarted3yearsofcourseworkforherEdDatTem-

pleUniversity,Philadelphia,PA.ItwasatTemplethatshewentontobeaTeachingAssistant,AssistantProfessorandthenAcademicProfessional.ShetaughtintheKinesiologyDepartmentwhereshe

alsorecruitedandadvisedstudents.RoxannemovedtoSugarHill,N.H.,in1996whereshefoundanewsenseof“home,”developedmanyclosefriendsandbecameinvolvedinmanycommunityac-tivities.ShealsocontinuedherworkwithTempleUniversityuntiljustayearago,astheirNewEnglandRegionalAdmissionsRep-resentative.Roxannewasanavidsportsfan,andhadeverysportsstationDi-

rectTVcouldofferherinnorthernNewHampshire.Shewasalsoanavidreader,acollectorofantiques,andapoliticaldevoteetotheDemocraticParty.ThroughheryearslivinginSugarHill,besidesherprofessionalworkforTempleUniversity,shehadexperiencesassistingatlocalbusinessessuchasHarmanCheeseandCountryStore,LoonMountain,andDreamingPigAntiquesinLincoln.Roxannewasverymucha“peopleperson”wholovedsocializ-

ingwithallthosethatshemetinherlocalenvironment,inhermanyroadtripsaroundthecountry,andhertravelsthroughtheyears.Shehadafunandenjoyablesenseofhumor,foundparticularvalueintheeducationprocess,andcherishedthefamilyandfriendsinherlife.Herbrotherandmanycousinswillmissherverymuchassheservedastheeldercousinwhoalwaysremindedthemofthestoriesandmemories that bound them together as a family.Her familywouldliketoacknowledgeallherspecialfriendsinNorthCountry,withparticularthankstoBeth,Pam,andRonnie,andHerbandJimfromOceanGrove,NJwhowereasignificantsupportespeciallyinthelastmonthsofRoxanne’slife.Therewillbea“celebrationoflife”serviceplannedinthespring

of2018whichwillbeannouncedinearly2018.Anyoneinterestedinmakingdonations inRoxanne’sname toanyof the followingwouldbeappreciated:TheBurchHouse,P.O.Box965,Littleton,NH03561,orNorthCountyChamberPlayers(northcountrycham-berplayers.org/product/donate/ ), P.O. Box 865, Franconia, NH03580,orSecondChanceAnimalRescue(www.secondchancear.org/home/donate),1517MeadowSt.Littleton,NH03561,orFor-estSociety ( forestsociety.org/trees-not-towers-defense-fund),54Portsmouth St., Concord,NH 03301, specify,TreesNotTowersDefenseFund.Tosharememoriesandcondolencesgotowww.RossFuneral.com.

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BY GARRY RAYNOInDepthNH

CONCORD—AnassessorandappraiserwhohasoftendonebattlewithEversourceoverproper-tyvaluationsdidsoagainMondayduringahear-ingontheNorthernPassTransmissionProject.George Sansoucy of Lancaster criticized the

project’s property value expert’s work sayingitdoesnot reflect themagnitude the$1.6billionprojectwouldhaveoncommunitiesandheusedout-dated sales data to find little to no effect onpropertyvaluesfromtheproject.“IthasnorelationshiptoNorthernPass,”hetold

theSiteEvaluationCommittee.“It’sagenerationago.Itmaybeinteresting,butit’sreallynotrele-vanttowhatwearedoinghere.”Sansoucy said project developer Eversource

under-estimates the impact of the transmissionlinethatwouldtraversethestatefromPittsburgtoDeerfieldtobringHydro-QuebecelectricitytotheNewEnglandpowergrid.Theproject’sexpertusedpropertyalonganex-

isting,lowervolt,30-yearoldprojectthatcarriesHydro-QuebecpowertodetermineNorthernPasswouldnot lowerpropertyvalues,Sansoucysaid,yetthereisnonewresidentialdevelopmentalongthatlinetoday.NorthernPass attorneyBarryNeedleman said

heliveswithinamileofthelineandthereisresi-dentialdevelopmentallalongthelineinhistownandothercommunities.ButSansourcysaidmanyofthosehouseswere

therebeforethelinewasbuilt.HesaidNorthernPass’sexpertsaidaresidence

needstobeclosetotheproposed1,090megawattlineandhaveaviewofthetowerstolowerprop-ertyvaluewhenitreallyisjusttheviewofthelinethatwilldiminishpropertyvalues.Sansoucyalsoclaimedtheburiedportionofthe

linefromBethlehemtoBridgewaterwouldeven-tuallyhurtpropertyvaluesaspeoplerealizetheyarenear3,000voltsofelectricityrunningunder-ground.Otherutilitieswithburiedelectricandcommu-

nicationslines,watersystemsandespeciallysew-ersystemswouldbemoreexpensivetomaintain,Sansoucysaid,havingtoworkaroundandunderthe3,000-voltlines.“The best analogy is a railroad,” Sansoucy

said.“Nothinggetsdonearounda railroadwith-outspecs,plansorpermitsandyou’llseethesamepressurefromautility.”ButNeedlemansaidtheDepartmentofTrans-

portationapprovalrequiresNorthernPasstoburythelineunderneathexistingutilitylinestotheex-tentpossible.“That does not address completely my con-

cern,”Sansoucysaid.“Twenty-fourinchesis tooshallow.”Sansoucymaintainedtheprojectisnotneeded

andwouldonlyrunatabout30percentcapacityinsteadofthe83percentprojectofficialsestimate.At30percenttheprojectwouldfail,hesaid,andNewHampshire ratepayers need to be protectedfromtheparentcompany’sincreasedbondcosts.Needlemansaidhisclaimthe linewouldonly

runat30percentcapacitydidnotmakesensewhenthesmallAntrimwindprojectwouldrunat37per-cent.Sansoucy claimed peak electric demand is

changingasmorerenewablesourcescomeonline,muchofitnotregulatedbytheIndependentSys-temOperator.AndNeedlemansaidaPublicUtilitiesCommis-

sionorderwouldprotectratepayers,butSansoucywantedtoreadtheorderandthensaidthatwasnotwhatitsaid.

Need Not a CriteriaThe twodebatedwhether theneed forproject

wasarequirementforitsapprovalwithNeedlemanmaintainingthereisnorequirementtheSiteEval-uationCommitteefindaneedtoissueacertificate.“If thereisnoneed,whatarewedoinghere,”

Sansoucy said. “The only reason to approve aprojectofthismagnitude,withthismuchdisrup-tionisifitisinthepublic’sinterest.”

Court CasesThetwobattledoverhowcommunitiesshould

assesstheproject’spropertyvalue.Sansoucy,whohas repeatedlybattled theutil-

ityincourtoverassessmentmethods—winningsomeandlosingsome—saidthecompanyuses

“bookvalueplusdepreciation”whicheventuallyendsatzero,while“fairmarketvalue”isabetterindicatorofworth.Needlemanciteda recentSuperiorCourtcase

wherethejudgefoundtheutility’sassessormorecreditablethanSansoucy.Thejudgefoundtheotherassessormorereliable

andruledSansoucy’sclaimswerebasedonlyonsuppositionandspeculation,Needlemansaid.Sansoucysaidhisassessmentwasbasedonan

acceptedmethodbutthejudgewasnotawareofit.NeedlemanalsonotedHamptonfiledacivilsuit

against Sansoucy claiming his work was inade-quateandcitedaFederalEnergyRegulatoryCom-mission settlement with Sansoucy over allegedunethicalandunprofessionalbehavior.

National GridAttorney Tom Pappas, representing Counsel

for the Public, asked Sansoucy if he is familiarwiththeGraniteStatePowerLinkproposalwhichwouldtransportHydro-Quebecpoweralongexist-ingright-of-waysinVermontandNewHampshire,andSansoucysaidhewas.“IbelieveNationalGrid(theprojectdeveloper)

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Sunday, Nov 26COMMUNITY

Sunday Meditation: 10-11a.m.,St. JohnsburyShambhalaCenter,17EasternAve.,(abovetheStarTheatre),St.Johnsbury.Caroline Demaio, [email protected], 8027489338.https://st-johnsbury.shambhala.org/.

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iday Concert: 3-4:30 p.m.,Community Church at North,1325 Main St, St. Johnsbury.Susan Gallagher, [email protected], 18026265836.http://StJohnsburyBand.org.

Monday, Nov 27COMMUNITY

Job Hunt: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.,St.JohnsburyAthenaeum,1171Main Street, St. Johnsbury.Scott Davis, [email protected], 745-1393. www.stjathenaeum.org.

St. Johnsbury Swimming Lessons:3:30-6:30p.m.,Com-fortInnandSuites.1-833-794-6872. http://TeachAmerica-ToSwim.com.

Join the St. Johnsbury Band: 7-9p.m.,St. JohnsburyBand,CaledoniaCountyCourtHouse,MainSt.,St.Johnsbury.Susan Gallagher, [email protected], 802-626-5836.http://www.stjohnsburyband.org.

Tuesday, Nov 28COMMUNITY

Preschool Story Hour: 10-10:45 a.m., Whitefield Pub-lic Library, 8 Lancaster Road(Route 3 North), Whitefield.Sandy Holz, Librarian, white-

[email protected], 603837-2030.

Story Hour:10-10:45a.m.,Story time:10-11a.m.,Co-

bleighPublicLibrary,14DepotSt., Lyndonville. Abby John-son, [email protected], 802-626-5475. http://www.cobleighlibrary.org.

Braco’s Healing Gaze of Silence: 4-6 p.m., CatamountArts, 115 Eastern Ave., St.Johnsbury.Michale , 802-748-9545.https://www.Braco.me.

Braco’s Healing Gaze of Silence: 4-6 p.m., CatamountArts, 115 Eastern Ave., St.Johnsbury.Michale , 802-748-9545.https://www.Braco.me.

Free Community Dinner: 5-6p.m.,AllSaints’Church,35SchoolStreet,Littleton.NormaSt. John, [email protected],603-616-6613.

Johnson State College B.F.A. Student Art Exhibit Opening: 6-8 p.m., LyndonStateCollege,1001CollegeRd, Lyndonville. Professor Bar-clay Tucker , [email protected], 8026266487.http://LyndonState.edu.

Weekly Chess:6-9:30p.m.,Vermont Liquor Outlet Bldg,Route 2 and Hill Street, Dan-ville. Brian Lafferty, [email protected], 8022743346.

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Story time: 10:30-11:30a.m., Cobleigh Public Library,14 Depot St., Lyndonville.Abby Johnson, [email protected], 802-626-5475. http://www.cobleighli-brary.org.

Meditation Open House: 6-8p.m.,St. JohnsburySham-bhalaCenter, 17 EasternAve.,(above the Star Theatre),St. Johnsbury. Caroline De-maio, [email protected],8027489338. https://st-johns-bury.shambhala.org/.

Thursday, Nov 30COMMUNITY

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Tech Help: 12-4 p.m., Co-bleigh Public Library, 14 De-pot St., Lyndonville. CobleighPublic Library staff, [email protected], 802-626-5475. http://www.cobleighli-brary.org.

Job Hunt: 2:30-5:30 p.m.,St.JohnsburyAthenaeum,1171Main Street, St. Johnsbury.Scott Davis, [email protected], 802-745-1393.http://www.stjathenaeum.org.

Origami Group: 3:30-4:30p.m., Cobleigh Public Library,14 Depot St., Lyndonville.Abby Johnson, [email protected], 802-626-5475. http://www.cobleighli-brary.org.

Tech Support:5-7p.m.,St.Johnsbury Athenaeum, 1171Main Street, St. Johnsbury.Rene Joly, [email protected], 802-748-8291.http://www.stjathenaeum.org.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Meeting: 5:30-6:30p.m., St. Johnsbury House,1207MainSteet,St.Johnsbury.Sandra Amadon, [email protected],802-274-5285.

Get OutArts & Entertainment In The North Country

The 31st Annual HolidayParadetakesplaceinLittletononFriday,Nov.24.Itkicksoffatnoon,beginningatHitchin-er’sandmakingitswaydownMainStreet,endingattheLit-tletonFirestation.

HOLIDAY PARADE

BobAmos&CatamountCrossingwill be inLancasterattheRialtoTheateronTuesday,Nov.28,at7p.m.HostedbytheGreatNorthWoodsCommittee for theArts, this popular BluegrassandOld-Timemusic bandwill provide a nightoftop-flightmusic.Theeventisco-sponsoredbyEXITRealtyTrailblazers.

BobAmos and his crew roll in from the St.Johnsburyareaandwillshowwhytheyhavebe-comeoneofthebiggestdrawseveryyearduringSt.Johnsbury’sFirstNight.“BobAmosandCat-amountCrossingwillbecenter stageat theRi-altoTheater indowntownLancaster,unleashing

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theabsolute joyofBluegrass throughaGreenMountainprism,”saidGNWCAPresidentCharlieJordan.“WearedelightedtobringBobandthebandinLancaster—theGNWCAhashostedthemforanumberofconcertsintheColebrookareaandweareexcitedtobringthemtoLancasterfortheirfirstappearance.”BobAmos first became an internationally recognized and ac-

claimed Bluegrassmusician and songwriter as the leader of thepopularawardwinningbandFrontRange.From1990-2003,FrontRange recorded seven CDs and received top notch reviews andheavyairplayonBluegrassradioprogramsthroughouttheworld.OvermanyyearsAmoshasbeenuniversallypraisedforhismu-

sicalarrangementsandoriginalBluegrassmaterial.SingOut!magazinehascalledBob“oneofthemostconstantly

intelligentandinterestingsongwritersinAmericanmusic.”ThegroupfeaturesBobonbanjo,guitarandvocals,hisdaughter

SarahAmosonvocals,FreemanCoreyonfiddle,GaryDarlingonmandolinandvocals,SteveWrightonguitarandvocals,andbassist

ChrisCruger.Thebandputsonanentertaining,high-energyshow,withstellar

harmonies,rocksolidinstrumentation,topshelforiginalmaterial,plusgreatinterpretationsofsomeBluegrassclassics.Bob’s CD, “Borrowed Time,” was given a highlight review

inBluegrassUnlimitedmagazine, and hisCD, “SunriseBlues,”was named Best Traditional Album of the Year by Vermont’sBarre-MontpelierTimesArgusMusicAwards.VPR’s“AllTheTra-ditions”radiohostRobertResnickwrote,“(SunriseBlues)getsmyvoteasbestacousticalbumof2014.”TicketsfortheshowareavailableattheRialtoinLancaster,at

Fiddleheads,110MainSt.,inColebrook,onlineatwww.gnwca.organdatthedooronthenightoftheshow.FormoreinformationonthisorotherupcomingGNWCAshow,findtheGreatNorthWoodsCommitteefortheArtsonFacebook,orvisit thewebsite,orcall237-9302or246-8998.

Ihavewalkedthepathswindingthroughthewoodsclosesttohomecountlesstimes.SometimesIgoalone.UsuallyIhaveagooddogforcompany.OftenIhavegoneintothewoodswithmychildren–firstcarryingthem,thenwalkingslowlyastheytoddledalong,andnowkeepingstrideasweexploretogether.Wefindmany things in thewoods– signsof the changing

seasons, hints of the animalswho pass along the same trackwefollow,wildflowersandtinymushroomsandnewlyformedbrook icewith intricatepatterns.Andwitheach journey,per-haps,abitofthereasonandfaithEmersonfoundinadifferentlandscapesomanyyearsago.

More of Meghan McCarthy McPhaul’s writing may be found at www.MeghanMcPhaul.com.

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North Country Chorus To Perform Three Shows Locally

“Christians,bejoyful,andpraiseyoursalvation.”SobeginsJ.S.Bach’sexuberantfirstcantatainTheChristmasOratorio.Thetrum-petsblare,thetimpaniboom,andthe75voicesoftheNorthCoun-tryChorusannouncethecelebrationofChrist’sbirth.Theywillbesupportedintheir70thannualChristmasconcertbyanorchestraandsoloists,allundertheleadershipofNCC’sMusicalDirector,AlanRowe.UpperValleyaudienceswillhavethreeopportunitiestohearthis

masterworkperformedinEnglish:Friday,Dec.1at7:30p.m.atFirstCongregationalChurch,Littleton,N.H.;Saturday,Dec.2, at7:30p.matWellsRiverCongregationalChurch;andSunday,Dec.3at4p.m.atPeachamCongregationalChurch.Foursoloistswillhelptellthestorywithpoignantariasandrecita-

tives:sopranoJulieDrown,tenorPhilBrown,bassLucasWeiss,andmezzo-sopranoKatharineDeBoer.Inaddition to the spiritedchoruses, audiencewill enjoy lovely

chorales,manyfamiliartotheearaspopularhymntunes.Ticketsareavailableinadvancefromcatamountix.orgoratthe

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nearthefrontofhishotel.”EckmancalledNorthernPass,whoseapprovalisstillfarfromcer-

tain,the“wildcard”intheprojectandsaidRudichwas“shocked”tolearnofthechange.Brunoaskedifthereisthepossibilityofthehotelprojectbeing

withdrawninlightoftheunknownsinNorthernPass.Rudichsaidtomoveaheadwiththepermitting,andafterbuying

theland(for$600,000),isnowfinanciallyinvested,saidEckman.“Italkedtohimtoday,”saidEckman.“Everything’sago.He’s

hopefuleverythingisfine.”AmeetingontheNPTissueisscheduledfornextweek,hesaid.“Wecanstillbuildahotelwithatowerthere,butit’snotasaes-

theticallypleasing,”saidEckman.ResidentDavidVanHouten,wholivesnearthesite,saidEver-

sourcecameupwithanoticeofoptionthatcarriesnoprotectiontothedeveloperanditisparforthecourseforthecompanytokeepthingsconfidentialandfromthepublic.VanHoutenaskedthattheNorthernPassissuebeclearedupbe-

causeabuttersliveintheareaandthehotelbusinesstherewouldbeimpacted.OnThursday,EversourcespokesmanMartinMurraydidnotre-

spondtoquestionsaskingiforwhythecompanywentbackonitsplan to put the transition station on the backparcel afterRudichwrotea letterofsupportforNorthernPassandifEversourcecanguaranteethatNPTanditstransitionstationandroadwayconstruc-tionwillnotinterferewiththehotelbusinessunderRSA162-H:167,whichstatesprojectscannot“undulyinterferewiththeorderlyde-velopmentoftheregion.”Murraysaidhewasoccupiedwithwritingapressreleaseonthe

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The issue has even split selectmen, withMoritzkeenonasale,butopentotheideaofthetowncontinuingtoownitandleaseitout.Glavac recommends a lease so the town canown itandkeepcontrolover thepropertysoitwouldcontinuetofunctionasagolfcourse;SelectmanRichardUbaldofavors townown-ershipandmanagement,andSelectmanGabeBoisseauisopentoaleaseorsale.

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LISBON—ALisbonmanhasbeenindictedonchargesofsellingfentanyl,nowtheleadingcause of fatal overdoses inNewHampshire,andinanamountpoliceofficialssaidwaspar-ticularlylargeforasmalltown.Paul Neilson, 49, was indicted Friday at

GraftonSuperiorCourton threeClassA fel-ony counts of drug sales, saidLisbonPoliceChiefScottPinson.“It’s not heroin we’re dealing with any

more,” he said Friday afternoon. “Now, it’sfentanyl.”AndNeilsonwasallegedlysellingthedrug

straight, unmixed with heroin or other sub-stances.

In July, Lisbon police began an investiga-tionintoNeilson,afterreceivinginformationhehadallegedlybeensellingheroinforsometime.Workingwithaconfidentialinformant,Lis-

bonpolicemadeseveralcontrolledpurchasesof suspected heroin in July andAugust, saidPinson.Asearchwarrant subsequentlyexecutedat

Neilson’s1440PearlLakeRoadhomeyield-edapproximately25gramsoffentanylalongwithbaggies, scales,andother itemsused inconjunctionwiththesaleofcontrolleddrugs,saidPinson.At the time thewarrantwas executed, the

fentanylthenthoughttobeheroinwassittingin a scale at the home andwas being cut upandbaggedforindividualsales,hesaid.Police estimate Neilson was selling about

25gramseveryfive tosevendays,withcus-tomersfromneighboringtowns,hesaid.Afterhavingthesubstancesanalyzedatthe

N.H. State Police forensics lab, it was con-firmedasfentanyl,saidPinson.“Wehaveabout25gramsofwhatwesus-

pectwillcomebackasstraight fentanyl,”hesaid.Unfortunately, thesaleanduseoffentanyl

intheareahasnotreachedapeakorisonthedecrease,hesaid.“We get information almost daily about

salesgoingon,” saidPinson. “Some formofinformation comes to us regarding the drugtrade…Lisbonisasmallcommunity,butwestilldealwiththesameproblems.”

Onsomecases,Lisbonpolicedoworkwithother police agencies on drug investigationsandcollaborateandshareinformationandre-sources,hesaid.

Bethlehem Resets Tax Rate

BETHLEHEM—After the state found anerrorinthetown’sutilitiesassessments,whichendedup lower thanexpected,Bethlehemse-lectmenhadtoagainsetthetaxrate,whichisnowupslightlyfromtheratesetlastweek.OnMonday,aftersomedisagreementamong

selectmenonhowmuchtoputintothetown’sundesignatedfundbalance,theboardmembersultimately voted to set the rate at $30.72 per$1,000ofassessedvaluation.

That is up from 23 cents from last week’srateof$30.49.In both cases, selectmen used $200,000

fromthefundbalancetooffsettherateandput$100,000backintothebalance.Their vote brings the total fund balance to

$895,405, or 10.42 percent of the town andschoolbudgets.Selectmenhavebeen trying tobuildup the

balanceinanefforttokeeptaxratesasstableaspossibleintothefutureandhavearainydayfundintheeventofdecreasedrevenues,whichcould occur in a few years when the CasellaWasteSystemslandfill,thesinglelargestprop-ertytaxrevenuesourceforthetown,closesasiscurrentlyprojected.Adifferenceofopinionbrieflyarosebetween

hassomeproblemsinVermont,”Pappassaid,butSansoucydisagreed.Hesaidtheproposedupgradewouldmountthe

additionallineontopofexistingtowerstomaintainthewidthoftheexistingright-of-way.OncethelineentersLittletonthereisa350-foot

right-of-wayfromtheretoMassachusetts,henot-ed.TheVermont right-of-waywascaughtup ina

lengthycourtbattle20yearsago.Thelinegoesthroughfederallandthatisnow

partoftheSilvioO.ConteNationalWildlifeRef-ugeandthestate-ownedWestMountainWildlifeManagementArea.NorthernPassattorneyswillcontinuecross-ex-

amining Sansoucy Tuesday morning and thencommitteememberswillaskhimquestions.

Appalachian Mt. ClubThreerepresentativesoftheAppalachianMoun-

tainClubwerecriticalofthemethodsusedbytheproject’s aesthetics experts saying they missedmanyscenicandhistoricalresourcesduetoinfe-riordatabases.Theysaidtheexpertsgavehighvaluesresourc-

eswith federaldesignations, lesservalue to statedesignations and dismissed many conservationeasementsforlackofpublicaccesswhenthatwas

nottrue.Dr. Kenneth Kimball said their experts only

found 11 high-value cultural resources while 65percentwerejudgedtobelowvalue.“It’shardtoimagineastatethatadvertisesitselfforitsscenictourismwouldhavesofew,”hesaid.He was also critical of Eversource’s experts

sayingtheydidnotgiveenoughweighttopublicconcerns about possible visual impairment formtheproject.Callingthecommentsfiledwiththecommission

overwhelming, Kimball, said it would be worthfindingoutwhatpeoplethought.“Inmost case they knowwhat a high-voltage

transmissionlineis,”hesaid,“andagoodindicatorofwhatpeoplebelievetheimpactonthelandscape(wouldbefromtheproject).”ChrisThayer,whoisinchargeofoutreachfor

the club, said if approved, the transmission linewouldbebuiltatatimewhentourismisonanup-swinginCoosCounty.Heacknowledgedmanyof thepeoplevisiting

theclub’sfacilitiesdonotmentionNorthernPass,sayingmanycomefromoutoftheregionandarenotawareoftheproject.NeedlemannotedThayerappearedintwovid-

eosthatopposedtheprojectandquotedThayerassayingNewHampshireshouldnotserveasanex-tensioncordtothesouthernNewEnglandenergymarket.NeedlemanreferredtoThayer’spre-filledtesti-

monyandsaid“You’renotsug-gestingyouropinionsareactual-lyobjectiveareyou?”Thayersaidhehasbeeninthe

tourism business for 28 yearsand noted he lives in an areaofthestatewheretheprojectislargelyopposed.Eversourcehadhopedtohave

all federalandstatepermitsbythe end of this year with con-structiontobeginnextyearandthetransmissionlinefinishedbytheendof2020.TheSiteEvaluationCommit-

teeisnotexpectedtomakeafi-naldecisiononthehigh-voltagetransmissionlineuntiltheendofFebruary.

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BoardofSelectmenChairMaryMoritz,whowantedtousemoreofthefundbalancetooffsetthetaxrateandkeeptherateclosertolastweek’ssetting,andSelectmanMartinGlavac,whowantedtokeepmoreinthefundbalance.Itwouldbeveryunfairtocomebacktoresidentswitharate

muchhigher than lastweek’sbecauseofanerror laterdiscov-ered,saidMoritz.Foramoment,theboardwassplit,andwithonlyfourmem-

bersatthetable(SelectmanLindaMoorewasnotpresent)itap-pearedtobeheadedtowardatie.SelectmenGabeBoisseauagreedwithMoritztouse$250,000

infundbalancemoneytooffsetthetaxrateandbringitclosertotherateselectmenapprovedlastweek,andSelectmanRichardUbaldo agreedwithGlavac to use $50,000 less from the fundbalance-$200,000-tooffsetthetaxrate.

Littleton Celebrates 25 Years Of Economic Successes

LITTLETON-Aquartercenturyago,Littletonwashavingaroughgoofit.The townwas in the fourth year of a recession and there a

dozenandahalfvacantstorefrontsonMainStreet.Butcommunity leaderspulled together todevelopstrategies

forastrongereconomicfuture,aneffortthathassincepaiddiv-idends.OnMonday,thoseinvolvedinthatworkaswellasthenewer

generationofentrepreneursandbusinessleadersgatheredattheLittletonOperaHousetocelebrate25yearsofeconomicdevel-opmentsuccesses.“It’sdefinitelyamilestone,”saidCarrieGendreau,president

of the LittletonArea Chamber of Commerce, said during theLACC’s25thannualeconomicdevelopmentcelebration.“Alothashappenedin25years…we’vehadalotofdifferentperspec-tives,alotofbusinesses,andalotofgoodthingshappening.”In1992,duringtherecessionthathitLittletonhard,agroupof

businessleaderswentbeforeselectmentosaysomethinghadtobedone,saidLittletonattorneyBrienWard,afounderofagroupthenformed,theLittletonEconomicDevelopmentTaskForce.GoalsthenincludedreinventingMainStreet,diversifyingthe

economy,stabilizingbanks,recruitingaboxstore(WalmartandRiteAidcamefirst,withmoretofollow),completingtheindus-trialparkbridgeandaccessroad,expandingastagnanttaxbase,andmakingLittletonintothesmallbusinesscapitalofN.H.“Weneededtoreinvent theMainStreetbecausethatneeded

tobeourtouristattraction,”saidWard.“Atthattime,itwasn’t.”Thegroupalsofocusedeffortsongettingmorebusinessinto

theLittleton Industrial Park,which celebrates 45 years in thisyear.“Weknewwehadtocreateapositiveenvironment,”saidWard.Intheensuing25years,thetaxexpandedfromroughly$240

milliontotoday’sbaseof$718million,andtherehasbeenaslewofinvestments,amongthem$65millioninhealthcarefacilities,$24million in schooland learningcenters,$15million inpri-vatesectorinvestmentinMainStreetandtheriverdistrict,$6.8millioninanexpandedLittletonFoodCo-op,and$13millioninbridges,roadandsidewalks.Awardedthe2017RaymondS.BurtonBusinessLeaderofthe

YearwasJeffCozzens,ownerofSchillingBeerCo.,whichisinthemidstofa$4millionexpansionalongtheriverfront.Cozzens leadsa talentedgroupatSchillingBeer,whichhas

helped make Littleton a destination and whose presence andgrowthsince2013representsalargepartofthetown’svisionfortheriverdistrict,saidLACCboardofdirectorsmemberDarinWipperman.“Thank you somuch,” saidCozzens, accepting the award.

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