The commission established by the legislature to develop a plan to expand the capacity of the North Country’s electric transmission lines held its first meeting last Thursday.
Rep. William Remick, (R-Lancaster), said the group met for about two hours in Concord to get organized and review background material on the existing transmission system.
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