BERLIN -- The city council heard a detailed presentation on Northern Pass Monday night but took no vote on supporting the project after several councilors requested more time to study the issue.
Mayor Paul Grenier, a proponent of the project, asked the council to aggressively support the proposed transmission project with the caveat that Northern Pass would improve its outreach to the affected communities and try to mitigate some of the impacts.
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