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BILLING INQUIRIES: JOYCE BROTHERS, [email protected]. 4 | NEWS NOVEMBER 8, 2018 | THE PORTLAND PHOENIX | PORTLANDPHOENIX.ME THIS JUST IN CMP fails to provide Portland Public Schools will likely necessary information about their lose more state funding, says 145-mile power line plan Board of Education chairwoman BY FRANCIS FLISIUK BY FRANCIS FLISIUK “WE STILL HAVE A GAP IN ACHIEVEMENT FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR AND THOSE WHO ARE LEARNING TO SPEAK ENGLISH,” TREVORROW SAID. uring last Monday's city council meeting, students in pre-K through 12th grade, and Dthe chairwoman of the Portland Board 4,000 adult education students. of Education pressed the council to adopt a “We must figure out how to not only aine regulators are not going to make designated roads through the scenic forest universal pre-K program while lamenting support our current level of education but Ma decision on Central Maine Power’s and mountains of western Maine. the “very real financial challenges” the city’s to improve it, while at the same time be- controversial power line project this year as Several environmental groups, including school system faces. ing cognizant of Portland originally planned. the Natural Resources Council of Maine, At the annual “State of taxpayers,” said Trevorrow. On Monday, the Maine Department of are opposed to the power line project, citing the Schools” address, Anna “The message from our com- Environmental Protection notified CMP that concerns that it could negatively impact the Trevorrow recalled the “long munity is consistent and its application to build a 145-mile long trans- environment and wildlife, as well as tourism and challenging” FY 2019 clear: Portlanders want good mission line through the state is still “insuf- in an area known for its pristine wilderness. budget process that took schools and are willing to ficient” and “incomplete,” pushing back the The line would also have to cross under the place earlier this year, during invest in them.” review and public comment of the project Kennebec River gorge, which has some folks which it became clear that Trevorrow also encour- into next year. concerned about pollution and damage to Portland Public Schools will aged City Council to engage In a letter to CMP, regional licensing and fish habitats. Opponents are also not con- most likely continue to face in a conversation about compliance manager for the DEP James Bey- vinced that the project will lower rates for reductions in state funding. adopting a universal pre-K er wrote that they need more information Maine’s CMP customers, and say that they In June, Portland voters program, arguing that it about the project’s impact on “scenic resourc- hope the PUC uses the extra time to thor- approved the City Council’s would help Portland Public es,” and the people who use those resources. oughly evaluate the project’s impacts. budget of $110.6 million, Schools reach their five-year Beyer also asked for more information about “CMP’s attempt to ram this flawed proj- which was a reduction of Chairwoman of the Portland equity target of a 50-per- the size and population of the invasive buck- ect through the state permitting process $3 million from Portland Board of Education AnnA cent reduction in academic thorn plant and how CMP plans to clear the is backfiring as officials uncover missing School Superintendent Xavi- TREVORROW. achievement and opportu- plant from the proposed corridor. information about the project’s real impacts er Botana's initial request. nity gaps. According to Trev- This is the second time in recent months on Maine,” said Sue Ely, a clean energy at- According to Trevorrow, those cuts resulted orrow, data from the city’s schools show that that CMP has failed to provide the necessary torney with the Natural Resources Council of in a reduction in student attendance by two financially disadvantaged students continue information to review their project, and Maine. “The only way for Maine regulators days, fewer electives in middle schools, reduc- to not have “positive outcomes” in the system because of it, the Maine Public Utilities Com- to evaluate this project is for CMP to provide tion in pay for some staff, and a reduction of and universal pre-K program could boost per- mission won’t be able to conduct a full review all of the required information to decision more than $1 million in administrative sup- formance. of the project until March 2019. This pushes makers, something that CMP has so far failed port. “We still have a gap in achievement for the timeline for the first public hearings on to do. We are encouraged that the DEP is To prepare for future budget processes, students of color and those who are learning the issue into next year as well.