Bill Grimm only cares about Franklin and is a dismal choice

To the editor,

In a recent letter, a gentleman from outside the district claimed to "not understand Neil Young's claim that Bill Grimm is a Franklin only candidate for Senate District 7" I would like to clarify this point for him.

I first met Bill at the Belknap GOP Committee meeting at Top of the Town in Belmont. Unfortunately, Josh Youssef had a prior commitment to his 8-year-old son and therefore could not attend (to answer another of Racicot's questions). Mr. Grimm and Mr. Neil Young (acting as Mr. Youssef's surrogate) were asked for their positions on Northern Pass. Mr. Youssef opposes Northern Pass, correctly, as the project would grant the government a dangerous precedent (use of eminent domain to give to a private corporation) and would burden most N.H. communities. Mr. Grimm favors it regardless of the high cost to Laconia, Belmont, Gilford, Northfield, Anover, Boscawen, Canterbury, Salisbury and Webster, because it will bring temporary unionized jobs to Franklin for six months.

Another indicator may be that Mr. Grimm has refused to appear with Youssef outside of Franklin, to discuss the issues. Mr. Grimm only cares about Franklin, which makes him a dismal choice to represent the 10 towns of District 7, and I hope citizens of the other nine towns remember this on Sept. 11th.

Tim Messin

Belmont