MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Two top Vermont Republican leaders are issuing words of caution about the possible purchase by the state of 13 power dams on the Connecticut and Deerfield rivers.
Lt. Gov. Phil Scott and House Minority Leader Don Turner issued a joint statement one day after Gov. Peter Shumlin joined top legislative Democrats in setting up a special working group to study the possible dam purchase from energy giant TransCanada.
Scott and Turner say they hope the review will be transparent and objective and not unduly influenced by Shumlin’s view that the state missed an opportunity when the dams were last up for sale about 12 years ago.
Turner says potential environmental and energy benefits must be weighed against costs to the state and to taxpayers.
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