National Grid's experienced community relations team is committed to working closely with local officials, residents, businesses, and state senators and representatives throughout the project. The team has conducted extensive early public outreach and will continue outreach throughout the project including the permitting, construction, and site restoration phases of the project.
Public Outreach to Date
Briefings to Massachusetts and Rhode Island state and local officials in 2006
Preferred solutions were communicated to Massachusetts and Rhode Island state and local officials during summer 2007
Right-of-way (ROW) audits conducted that identified residences that are adjacent to the ROW in Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Outreach to property owners adjacent to the ROW Massachusetts and Rhode Island began in Fall 2007 and will continue throughout the project
Media briefings in Spring 2008
Informational forums for local officials, businesses and large commercial and industrial customers in April 2008
General public open house events Massachusetts and Rhode Island - Fall 2008
In an effort to constantly improve our public outreach we have expanded our efforts for the Interstate Reliability Project to include:
Our earliest and most comprehensive outreach effort ever
A Background Document (PDF). This document contains a summary of the project written for a non-technical audience.
Google Earth route simulations that allow us to show residents, businesses, community leaders and state officials their property or area of interest in relation to the project.
A budget to address unauthorized ROW access
A contact database to create detailed tracking for all contact with those interested in the project
Upcoming Public Outreach
Other opportunities for public information and input include:
Email lists and notifications for project events
Local public hearings
Energy Facilities Board Hearings
Please see the "For More Information" pages of this web site to reach the Community Relations Team and learn more about the project.
