Tell It To George is a collection of thoughts from here and away, from people who want to get their two cents worth in, without using their names.

Hey Wiscasset, the guy from North Palm Beach who visited the Coal Gasification Plant in Holland is full of hot air like the balloon in his picture.

I have been to Holland many times. The canals are heavily polluted, the area were the plant is has lots of heavy industry and the air quality, except near the North Sea, is terrible. If you don't believe me, use Google Earth and compare the Holland plant site to the Wiscasset  area. You will get some idea of what I am talking about. Makes me wonder how much time this guy from North Palm Beach has spent in Maine. If he lived here, he would know the difference.

I was relieved to see John Blagdon get up at last week's selectmen's meeting when people were starting to get rude - talking out of order, booing, etc. John reminded everyone that we're all adults, and we should behave like adults.

Blind leading the blind? At last week's Selectmen's meeting, the people were told the following by Selectmen Bill Curtis: "I don't have the answers to these questions and neither do you."

Let me get this straight. After informing the public that they themselves are ignorant, the Selectmen informed the public that the public is ignorant.

Meanwhile, Scott Houldin and Joe Cotter, the officers of Twin Rivers Energy, who supposedly have the answers (if we just vote yes in November they might tell us the answers) did not bother to show up. Makes sense to me. Maybe this is why Wiscasset is "unique."

I find it so refreshing that our town manager calls everyone, "Ladies and Gentlemen." He is truly a gentle man.

Thank God, our self appointed saviors are back! The Stewards of the Sheepscot are here to save us from ourselves. I thought the group was disbanded. Yet they've miraculously risen from the dead to fight the coal-gas plant.

Maybe they can answer a few questions for me... Where were you when Bintliff built the bypass in the water… or is that a pier? Where were you when someone illegally dumped fill in the harbor? Did the cocktail party funds dry up and you needed another fund-raiser?

I love big fines for stupid things people do, so I was happy to hear the Wiscasset selectmen are recommending the fine for parking in front of a fire hydrant be raised from the pathetic $5 parking fee (you can hardly call it a fine ) to $100. Yes! Great idea, Lieutenant John Allen.

To the small group of blowhards fighting the power plant (mostly from out of town or was it from away?) I think your stalling tactics are a waste of time. Everyone I talk to wants to speed things up and get going. Good jobs, cheaper electricity, clean fuel and yes our golden goose returns. Why should we be ashamed of that? Just because you say the sky is falling doesn't make it true. You say it's bad, yet I'm reading and hearing you're all wet and just trying to scare people. I for one look forward to all this plant will do for Wiscasset - and yes for what it will bring to our neighbors too. When was the last time any of you paid for fire or ambulance services? You can thank Maine Yankee and Wiscasset. Vote Yes in November!

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