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OTR: State senator talks next steps with old Plymouth nuclear power plant
OTR: State senator talks next steps for decommissioning of Plymouth nuclear power plant
MORNING WITH STATE SENATOR SUSAN MORAN. ALL RIGHT. ANOTHER BIG ISSUE FOR YOUR DISTRICT, THE DECOMMISSIONING OF THE PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT. NOW WHOLE TECH, THE COMPANY CLEANING UP THE SITE WANTS TO DUMP RADIOACTIVE WATER INTO CAPE COD BAY. YOU HAVE FOUGHT AGAINST THAT. THE STATE RECENTLY DENIED WHOLE TAX PLAN. DO YOU THINK THAT DECISION WILL HOLD? I DO. THERE IS A COMMENT PERIOD UP UNTIL ABOUT AUGUST 29TH AND THEN IT BECOMES FINAL, NOT ONE DROP. AND VERY PROUD OF THE STATE FOR TAKING THAT POSITION. SO SO THE NEXT MOVE IS THAT PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO TO TO COMMENT. WHOLE TECH HAS A RIGHT TO APPEAL THIS AND AND THEN THAT’S IT. THE COMMON PERIOD WILL COME THE DECISION WILL BE FINAL AND A WHOLE TECH DOES THEN HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPEAL. BUT THAT’S A STATE DECISION. WE’RE NOT SURE WHAT THE FEDS PROJECT WILL BE THAT WILL BE COMING UP. THAT PROCESS WILL BE COMING UP. SO THIS COULD GO ON A LITTLE LONGER. A LITTLE LONGER. LET’S TALK ABOUT MONEY. GOVERNOR HALEY SIGNED HER FIRST BUDGET LAST WEEK. TODAY IS SUNDAY. SO IT WAS LAST WEEK, HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR THE MBTA, WHICH CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE. YOU ARE A BIG SUPPORTER OF REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY. IT’S TRANSPORTATION EQUITY OPTIONS, OTHER THAN PEOPLE JUMPING BEHIND THE BEHIND THE WHEEL, CAN IT ACTUALLY HAPPEN? IT DOES. I ACTUALLY TOOK A TRIP FROM MY HOUSE IN FALMOUTH ALL THE WAY TO THE STATEHOUSE USING BUSSES, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. WHEN DID IT TAKE YOU? WELL, THAT’S THE THING. I GOT IN ABOUT 4:00 AND I LEFT ABOUT 10 A.M. YEAH, THERE WAS A WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. THAT’S SIX HOURS. THAT BEING SAID, I DRIVE TO NEW YORK CITY. IN FACT, THERE WAS A SWITCHING ISSUE THAT CAME UP, SO WE FOUND AN ISSUE. BUT I MET SOME TERRIFIC DRIVERS. I INTERVIEWED A LOT OF THE CUSTOMERS AND ONE THING I LIKED, THERE WERE ALL WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY ON THE BUSSES WAS GREAT. THE CUSTOMERS STATION FOR FOLKS WAS REALLY APPRECIATED. THE BUS DRIVERS HAD SOME SUGGESTIONS IN TERMS OF DEALING WITH EFFICIENCY AND PUTTING PEOPLE IN THEIR BELONGINGS. SO IT WAS A WORTHWHILE EXPERIENCE. IT WAS EDUCATIONAL, RIGHT? IT WAS VERY EDUCATIONAL, BUT IT SHOWED WHERE SOME MONEY AND SOME INVESTMENTS SHOULD COME. AND THE HEALY ADMINISTRATION IS STEPPING UP AND REALLY PUTTING A HUGE INFLUX INTO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. SO THAT WE CAN BENEFIT THE CLIMATE, BE MORE EFFICIENT. THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME FREE FARES COMING UP SO WE CAN STIMULATE MORE INTEREST. PEOPLE WANT TO GO WHERE THEY’VE GOT TO GO IN AN EFFICIENT WAY. AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GIVE IT A TRY. I THINK EVERYBODY WOULD AGREE SIX HOURS IS NOT EXACTLY THE PICTURE OF EFFICIENCY. ALL RIGHT. DEMOCRATS NOW HOLD ALL OF THE STATE’S CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES. THE TWO PARTY SYSTEM IS NOT EXACTLY A THING RIGHT NOW ON BEACON HILL, WHERE DO YOU THINK THE CHECKS AND BALANCES ARE? RIGHT NOW? DEMOCRATS HOLD SUPERMAJORITIES IN BOTH HOUSES AND THEY HOLD THE CORNER OFFICE AS WELL. SO THEY REMAIN WITH THE VOTER. WE REALLY RUN ONE YEAR WORK AND RUN THE NEXT YEAR. IT’S A SHORT TERM AND CERTAINLY THE ELECTORATE CAN AT ANY TIME JUST CHANGE WHAT THEIR OPINION IS. FOR MY PART, I LOVE TO BE OUT HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS. I LIKE TO SEE WHAT PEOPLE NEED. I GET IDEAS FOR LEGISLATION. I SPOKE IN FRONT OF A BUILDERS GROUP AND THEN PROPOSED LEGISLATION FOR TAX CREDITS FOR BUILDERS THAT HOUSE THEIR EMPLOYEES BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT IT TAKES TO GET HOUSING DONE. DO YOU THINK IT’S IMPORTANT TO WORK ACROSS THE AISLE? OH, ABSOLUTELY. AND IT’S VERY FREQUENT. WE HAVE TERRIFIC LEGISLATIVE PARTNERS BOTH ON THE PLYMOUTH SIDE OF THE BRIDGE AND ON THE CAPE SIDE, AND WE ALL KNOW THAT THE FOLKS THAT VOTE FOR US WANT GOOD, EFFICIENT GOVERNMENT. THEY WANT TO KEEP TAXES AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. THEY WANT TO BE SURE THAT THE FAMILY IS IS CONSIDERED AND HEALTH AND WORKER SAFETY IS CONSIDERED. AND THAT’S WHAT WE IT’S NOT THOSE AREN’T DEMOCRATIC OR REPUBLICAN ISSUES. CERTAINLY, WHEN THERE ARE PARTICULAR ISSUES, WE AGREE TO DISAGREE. WELL, I’M GOING TO GET YOU IN TROUBLE NOW. OKAY. YOU READY? READY. PLYMOUTH AND BARNSTABLE ARE TWO OF THE MOST HISTORIC AND ICONIC PLACES IN THE COMMONWEALTH. SO DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE SEASON? OH, MY GOD. IT’S LIKE THE FAVORITE CHILD, RIGHT? HOW CAN YOU PICK ONE? AND THAT’S HOW I REFER THEM. I HAVE EIGHT. I TALK ABOUT MY CHILDREN, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF SIMILARITIES, A LOT OF THEM ARE OCEAN FACING. SO WE LOOK AT THE BLUE AND GREEN ECONOMY. LOOK AT FAMILY ISSUES. BUT IT’S I LOVE THEM ALL EQUALLY. MY MY MY GRANDFATHER USED TO TAKE ME TO THE OCEAN WHEN I WAS A WEE TYKE AND HE’D HOLD ON TO MY HAND AND CARRY. HE LOVED WHEN STORMS CAME IN. WHENEVER A STORM CAME IN, HE WOULD TAKE ME TO THE OCEAN. IT WAS FABULOUS. WELL, THAT’S BRAVE, EXCITING AND YOU REALLY GET TO SEE WHAT MOTHER NATURE CAN DO. LOVE IT. ALL RIGHT. GREAT TO S
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OTR: State senator talks next steps for decommissioning of Plymouth nuclear power plant
Sen. Susan Moran also discusses the investment being made in public transportation in the latest state budget.
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Sen. Susan Moran also discusses the investment being made in public transportation in the latest state budget.
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