Tag: monopoles

CT Siting Council Rejects UI’s Monopole Project Through Fairfield and Bridgeport in 5–3 Vote

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The Connecticut Siting Council voted 5–3 on Thursday to turn down United Illuminating’s proposal to place tall transmission monopoles along roughly seven miles of the Metro-North rail line through Fairfield, Southport and Bridgeport. Residents, businesses, religious organizations and advocacy groups in Fairfield and Bridgeport who fought the plan celebrated the decision. “This is a tremendous […]

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CT Siting Council Reverses Straw Vote on Monopoles in Fairfield and Bridgeport

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The Connecticut Siting Council reversed course on Thursday by approving in a 6-2 straw vote United Illuminating’s plan to install large transmission monopoles along the Metro-North corridor through Fairfield, Southport, and Bridgeport, despite rejecting it in a previous straw vote in June. The decision has sparked widespread community outrage. First Selectman Christine Vitale condemned the […]

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Fairfield, Bridgeport Monopoles Issue Awaits Gubernatorial Appointment

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The Connecticut Siting Council unexpectedly approved United Illuminating’s request to delay a vote on its controversial plan to install overhead electric transmission lines on monopoles in Fairfield and Bridgeport. The stay awaits the appointment by Gov. Ned Lamont of a CSC member with experience in the field of ecology. “The Governor is actively working to […]

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