UI Can’t Put Taller Monopoles in Fairfield County

UI can’t put taller monopoles in Fairfield County

A shirt that says U&I vs. UI is displayed at a town hall meeting in May. (Molly Ingram / WSHU)Connecticut’s Siting Council has informally rejected United Illuminating's proposal to install new taller monopoles in Fairfield and Bridgeport.Community groups and elected officials have been protesting the proposal for more than a year.UI has been trying to finish a decade-long utilities upgrade project that stretches through some of southern Connecti…

Senator Praises Rejection of UI Transmission Line Proposal – DoingItLocal

FAIRFIELD, CT — State Senator Tony Hwang is applauding a recent decision by the Connecticut Siting Council to reject United Illuminating’s controversial Docket 516R proposal, which would have placed large transmission monopoles along the Metro-North Railroad corridor through Fairfield and Bridgeport. In a preliminary straw poll vote, the Council voted 4-2 against the proposal, signaling strong opposition and setting the stage for a formal denial…