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By Tux Turkel, The Maine Monitor ALBION — Over 50 years, Eric and Rebecca Rolfson have created a rural oasis in this central Maine farming community. On 123 acres, they have hand-built a log cabin and renovated a 200-year-old family farmhouse.
In a scenario reminiscent of similar battles, plans for overhead transmission lines are being pushed by key politicians, but fought by those directly affected.
In a scenario reminiscent of similar battles, plans for a transmission corridor are being pushed by politicians but fought by those directly affected.
In a scenario reminiscent of similar battles, plans for transmission lines are being pushed by key politicians but fought by locals.
Over 50 years, Eric and Rebecca Rolfson have created a rural oasis in this central Maine farming community. On 123 acres, they have hand-built a log cabin and renovated a 200- year-old family farmhouse. They have created a maple syrup business, cultivated hayfields that serve local dairy farmers and cut a community trail system through their woods. This is where they plan to grow old, on land where Eric Rolfson’s parents are buried. So they were shocked last July when they received a letter from LS Power, a New York City-based power and transmission system developer...