Teaming up to take on Brockton's Harrington Power Plant

Teaming up to take on power plant
By Sandra L. Churchill
Wed Oct 15, 2008, 01:30 PM EDT

East Bridgewater -

Public officials are banding together to take a formal stand on a proposed 350-megawatt combined cycle power plant project in Brockton. The Regional Task Force on the Proposed Brockton Power Plant held an information-gathering session last week at the Howard School in West Bridgewater.

The $350 million dollar plan is proposed for a 13.2-acre parcel at the Oak Hill Industrial Park in Brockton, nearby two, over-55 mobile home parks in West Bridgewater. While the plant will not supply power for nearby communities, town officials and residents in the surrounding towns have concerns about the environmental impact the power plant will have on the region.

While the task force has not issued a public position on the power plant, town officials representing seven area towns — West Bridgewater, Lakeville, Whitman, Middleboro, Halifax, Brockton, and Abington — turned out for the meeting. Town officials from East Bridgewater were invited, but did not attend, although several East Bridgewater residents aired concerns at the meeting.

State Rep.Christine Canavan, D-Brockton, and Brockton City Council member Thomas Brophy were also on hand for the task force meeting.

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Canavan said she had applied for and was granted “limited intervener status” in relation to the project. She also focused on Brophy’s efforts at the state level asking for the plant’s proponents to provide more information.

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