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Tha Burfington (Vl. FrM Prass, Tuasdoy, January 10, 1989 -3 Greens party's Baird announces run for mayor By Lisa Scagliotti .1 The citizens of Burlington are being treated to a lackadaisical debate between the current administration and the parties of past administrations who would like us to return to the Burlington of eight years Sandra Baird Greens Party mayoral candidate mother. I represent poor mothers," she said. "I've seen a side of Burlington that's been most hurt" In addition to Baird's announcement, two other Greens party members announced their bids for seats on the city Board of Aldermen. Community activist and local writer Gary Sisco said he will seek the Ward 1 seat held by Sharon Bushor, independent.

Paul Fleckenstein announced his intention to seek a Ward 6 seat held by Republican Paul Sutherland. An active member of the Onion River Cooperative, Fleckentstein is a member of the Ward 6 Neighborhood Planning Assembly. The three said they would support the creation of a municipal bank to offer low-interest loans; a moratorium on "luxury growth" so neighborhoods could determine the type of growth they want; little waterfront development; the Home Rule amendment to the state Constitution, allowing communities to change their charters without legislative approval; and the creation of city human rights and environmental commissions. When asked if her ideas resemble the words of Mayor Bernard Sanders when he was a mayoral candidate, Baird replied, "You're right. They are those words." Sisco tried to clarify.

"We are Greens, not Progressives," he said. "We are not the left wing of the Progressive Coalition." Baird joins independent mayoral candidate Peter Clavelle, who has the endorsement of the Progressive Coalition, in the race for mayor. Three Democrats, Nancy Chioffi, William Aswad and Rick Sharp, will vie for their party's nomination at a caucus Wednesday night. Free Press Staff Writer The city mayoral race officially widened to three parties Monday with the announcement by Burlington lawyer Sandra Baird that she will seek the city's top spot as a member of the Burlington Greens party. Baird said she sees it as her duty to introduce environmental issues, on which the Greens party is based, into the mayoral debate.

"In the year when the endangered earth has been made planet of the year by Time magazine, the word ecology is not heard from any of our local candidates," Baird said at a news conference. "Rather, the citizens of Burlington are being treated to a lackadasical debate between the current administration, which speaks of family platitides or urges us to believe that things have never been so good, and the parties of past administrations who would like us to return to the Burlington of eight years ago." The alternative, Baird said, is available. past and present administrations of our city are on a collision course with both the natural world and poor people that can only be averted by a fundamentally new kind of politics," she said. Baird said she believes her experience as an attorney representing many low-income people qualifies her to serve as mayor of Burlington. "I've been a poor Maine panel rejects Hydro-Quebec deal Man pleads innocent in Crimestoppers case 29 years and that most of those savings would not materialize until the latter years of the contract.

"Thus, if this contract is approved, (CMP's) rates would be slightly higher than they would have been in the early parts of the contract and slightly lower in later parts," the majority members said. One group critical of the CMP plan, the Natural Resources Council of Maine, called the decision "a major victory for ratepayers, the environment and the economy of Maine." Assistant Director Mark Ishka-nian said the environmental group hopes to resume cooperative ef- forts with CMP to develop energy-saving conservation steps to offset demand for additional power and capacity. He called the Hydro-Quebec proposal "a premature choice." At issue was CMP's proposal to buy up to 600 megawatts of power from Hydro-Quebec over 29 years. The aggregate cost of the base purchase, 300 megawatts, has been put in the range of $4 billion. The commission decision came Monday morning, concluding a week of deliberative sessions that included a rare weekend session on Sunday.

The panel and other parties in the case had set Monday as the target date for a decision. An Essex Junction man pleaded innocent in Vermont District Court Monday to a charge of leaving the scene of an accident in which two bicyclists were injured July 12. A police affidavit said Jamie D. Dalziel, 31, was driving on Vermont 128, near Osgood Hill Road in Essex, when his truck allegedly hit two men riding bikes along the side of the road. A woman testified she saw the truck hit the two and proceed without stopping.

The police report said the State's Attorney's Office received a telephone call Oct. 19 from a lawyer saying his client was involved in the hit-and-run accident. He said his client would turn himself in if the state would agree to recommend no jail sentence, but the state refused until the man's criminal history was known. Dalziel allegedly switched vehicles with his girlfriend, who lives in Williamstown. A Crimestoppers tip received Oct.

31 identified Dalziel and the woman, said the police report. Dalziel later testified to police that he was exhausted while driving home July 12. He said he didn't remember the accident, but when he got home he noticed damage to the front of his truck. Dalziel's roommate arrived shortly after and told him of an accident on Vermont 128, the affidavit said. Dalziel told police it was at that time that he began to suspect that he might have been involved in the accident.

The charge carries a maximum two years in prison and $2,000 in fines. MS TUESDAY, JANUARY 10th 21 through western Maine, the commission majority found that the potential savings from the Hydro-Quebec deal, compared to the next best alternative, would be only modest. At the same time, Harrington and Moskovitz said CMP had not "adequately explored" alternative energy sources, including cogene-ration, small power production, conservation and load-management resources. Such alternatives, they said in a written statement, "have the potential of providing less costly power than that currently offered by Hydro-Quebec." "Consequently," they said, "we cannot conclude as required by Maine law that the Hydro-Quebec proposed contract is part of (CMP's) least-cost energy plan or that it is superior to the qualifying facility or conservation and load management alternatives." Gordon, in a dissenting statement, called Hydro-Quebec a "significant, nearby and low-cost source of electric power" and said the proposed contract held Special value if customer demand for power increases faster than anticipated. He also said an increased presence by Hydro-Quebec in the energy market could promote long-term competition.

"Allowing or encouraging new entry by significant suppliers is almost always good for consumers," he said. In quantifying the economic benefits of the Hydro-Quebec deal, the commission majority put the relative savings at $100 million to $200 million only about 1 percent of CMP's total revenue over Lawmakers call for school bonds By Francis X. Quinn The Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine The Public Utilities Commission, after a two-year review, voted 2-1 Monday to reject Central Maine Power multibillion-dollar plan to buy at least 300 megawatts of power over three decades from Hydro-Quebec, the mammoth Canadian utility. Commissioners Cheryl Harrington and David Moskovitz formed the majority, saying the plan did not appear to be a good enough deal for Maine to justify approval. PUC Chairman Kenneth Gordon voted alone to support CMP's application and called the outcome "a bit of a shame." A formal order outlining the PUC decision is expected to be issued in a few days, officials said.

CMP issued a statement expressing disappointment at the vote. Company President John Rowe said CMP "remains convinced of the economic and environmental benefits of the contract which has already saved Maine people millions of dollars by reducing the avoided costs against which other energy alternatives had to compete." Rowe added that the company was still committed to seeking out alternative energy sources and "will try to do everything we can, in good faith, to make these alternatives match as closely as possible the advantages Hydro-Quebec would have provided." A company spokesman, Frank Chiaravalloti, declined to speculate on whether CMP would seek to obtain a more favorable contract with Hydro-Quebec. "Basically, it's premature to say. We haven't seen the detailed version" of a commission order, he said. Gov.

John R. McKernan said he was surprised by the decision, given the recommendation for approval from a team of PUC hearing examiners. He declined further comment "until I've really had a chance to review" the ruling. In rejecting the CMP proposal, which would include construction of a high-voltage transmission line DAILY LUNCH SPECIALS Children's Menu Always Available Soup and Sandwich Special Soup and Vi Sandwich Special Soup, Sirloin Hps wNoodles, Dessert M.95 Soup, Bacon, Tomato Cheese Omelette, Dessert EVENING DINNER SPECIALS Includes Appetizer, Salad, Potato or Rice, Vegetable Broiled Salmon wCucumber Sauce Chicken and Biscuits Prime Rib Au Jus Tonight in Patches Pub 9 p.m.-1:45 a.m. KALEIDOSCOPE Gift Certificates Available Free Hors D'Oeuvres Williston So.

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The bipartisan support for the plan shows some optimism the proposal would be approved by the 1989 Legislature. Presidentelect George Bush has suggested a similar program, using individual retirement accounts to help provide a tax-free savings incentive. Incumbents denied House positions Now Offering JLUJJJaA union Ah for re-election. The other six committee chairmanships expected to be named today will remain the same from the past session: Rep. Robert Starr, D-Troy, Agriculture; Rep.

John Murphy, D-Ludlow, General and Military Affairs; Rep. Toby Young, D-Westminster, Health and Welfare; Rep. Norman "Joe" Reed, D-Hartford, Municipal Corporations; Rep. Kenneth Harvey, R-Hyde Park, Transportation; and Rep. Oreste Valsangia-como, D-Barre, Ways and Means.

From page 1B Timothy Burke, D-Putney, who will head up the Natural Resources Committee, and Rep. Timothy Van Zandt, D-Springfield, at the Fish and Wildlife Committee. Pomfret Democrat Stephen Reynes, who was elected to the state Senate in November, chaired the House Natural Resources Committee in the past biennium; Rep. Gino Sassi, D-Barre, served as chairman of the Fish and Wildlife Committee for the past two years but was defeated in his bid 9.0 CDs Mass. orders teachers back to work Invest for either 12 months or 30 months! $20,000 minimum deposit required.

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Judy Neumann, counsel for the labor board, said state law prohibits public employees from striking. She said the board could take the teachers to court as early as Tuesday if they refuse to return to classes. "The commissioners have found a strike to be going on in Westport," Neumann said. "(They are) ordering the union and the teachers to cease and desist from engaging in the strike, and essentially telling them to go back to The Associated Press BOSTON The state Labor Relations Commission ordered the 160-member Westport Teachers Federation to halt its strike Monday, as the protesters forced schools to remain closed for a third day, officials said. But Nancy Razcka, a spokeswoman for the teachers, said the strikers have vowed to remain on the picket lines until they received a new contract, regardless of the state ruling.

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