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Implications of Recent Research: Incorporating the Incorporating the Public’s Procedural C i t Concerns into Participation Effortsp
Laura KeirLaura KeirUniversity of Vermontlaurakeir@gmail.com@g
Northern Pass Northern Pass Transmission Line
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Decide‐Announce‐Defend
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Public Public Meetings
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Citizen CommentsComments
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18% Environmental Impacts
13% Local Economic Impacts
32% Public Accountability
11% Aesthetics
9% Alternatives
8% H lth C
5% Property Values
5% Progress 8% Health Concerns
P /U f i P
“We're afraid to trust
Poor/Unfair Process
“We're afraid to trust that our government will hear our concerns and hear our concerns and that it will do everything that it can to ensure that the research and the fact‐finding that needs to be d ith d t thi
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done with regard to this project is done honestly and with due diligence ” and with due diligence.
N P bli B fit
“This is only going to
No Public Benefit
“This is only going to serve southern New England and perhaps England and perhaps
anybody else down in the New York area who is
going to live off the grid. It does nothing,
b l t l thi t
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absolutely nothing, to benefit the residents of central and northern central and northern New Hampshire.”
Th t f E i t D i
“I l d b th
Threat of Eminent Domain
“I am alarmed by the loophole in our state law that might allow a law that might allow a corporate entity to lay
claim to private pproperty. Sadly, we are here to fight a powerful
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private enterprise who are attempting to perform a home perform a home invasion.”
I fl f L l C
“Y ill h
Influence of Local Concerns
“You will hear many views about this project and multiple reasons and multiple reasons against and some in
favor of Northern Pass. While all points have a
place, the most i i h i h
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important is the wishes of the public that will be
affected by this affected by this project.”
O t POutcomes Process
“…a good process is adaptive and responsive to the will of its participants. Planners should take the time to inquire
about what participants want the process to achieve or manifest. They should not rely on assumptions about what participants want.”
‐Webler & Tuler, 2001, p. 37
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Th k Y !Thank You!
IAP2 Midwest Chapter
James M. Jeffords Center for Policy ResearchResearch
Please be in touch: laurakeir@gmail.com
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