by Mickey Smith

     Two proposed power contracts were approved by Morrisville's village voters on Monday, January 30, by a vote of 11-3.
     MW&L asked voters to approve a contract with the Canadian-based Hydro-Quebec and the New Hampshire-based nuclear power plant in Seabrook.
     The Hydro-Quebec contract will replace a contract with that hydroelectric facility that has expired.  The Seabrook contract will be a new one, helping to replace an expired contract with Vermont Yankee.
     Craig Myotte, manager of MW&L, said approving the contracts helps diversify the utility’s power source mix, with power that is available at competitive rates.
     Myotte said he is continuing to look for new ways to create interest in these types of votes, as he hopes in the future more than 14 people will be involved in the decision making process.