Resources
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Note: Emails should be sent to:
Siting.Council@ct.gov
Jennifer.Leeper@cga.ct.gov (State Rep, 132nd district)
Cristin.MccarthyVahey@cga.ct.gov (State Rep, 133rd district)
Sarah.Keitt@cga.ct.gov (State Rep, 134th district)
wgerber@fairfieldct.org (First Selectman Bill Gerber)
Tony.Hwang@cga.ct.gov (State Senator)
Press
5/9/24 Opinion: Fairfield Applauds CT Siting Council Changes In UI Fight
5/1/24 Fairfield Ramps Up Opposition Against UI's Monopole Proposal
4/4/24 Bridgeport sues Siting Council over UI plan for power lines by tracks
4/2/24 Fairfield churches, library association appeal UI monopole plan
3/29/24 Grassroots Fairfield Groups Appeal Siting Council's UI Decision
3/26/24 Fairfield landowners along monopole line will lose more acreage to UI
3/26/24 Fairfield sues over UI monopole project
3/26/24 Fairfield Files Appeal Against CT Siting Council's UI Monopole Plan
2/21/24 CT council approves UI monopole plan in Fairfield and Bridgeport
2/16/24 Fairfield First Selectman voices opposition to United Illuminating project
2/15/24 UI's Monopole Project In Fairfield Inches Ahead With Siting Council OK
2/15/24 Council votes on a plan for monopoles, moving project to north side of the train tracks
2/15/24 Siting Council Approves Transmission Lines to Run North of the Metro-North Line
2/12/24 Grassroots Group Challenges Recent Findings In Proposed UI Project
2/3/24 Siting Council Rejects UI Rail Line Project in Nonbinding Vote
1/29/24 CT sues United Illuminating over delayed cleanup of power plant
1/29/24 Fairfield, Bridgeport residents at odds with United Illuminating over monopole plans
1/26/24 Can UI & Fairfield Come To Agreement Over Proposed Monopole Project?
1/22/24 State Sen. Tony Hwang (opinion): Gov. Lamont needs to fill the PURA roster
1/19/24 Image showing effects of UI project on Fairfield home sparks pushback
1/18/24 Fairfield Fights Transmission Lines, Splits Over Messaging
1/2/24 Opinion: Seeing through UI’s smoke screens
12/13/23 Hearing Limits Raise Objections in Contentious UI Case
12/12/23 Gerber Takes Helm in Fairfield, Vows to Tackle Fill Pile Scandal and Oppose UI Project
11/27/23 UI News: Bpt Files for Party Status in CT Siting Council Proceedings
11/27/23 Bridgeport asks to have say in UI monopole project into Fairfield
11/18/23 UI could restrict CT property owners from developing their land
11/15/23 National Trust Joins Fairfield County Fight for Preservation Along Northeast Corridor
11/15/23 Historic preservation trust joins fight against UI monopole plan in CT
11/13/23 Future Of Fairfield Business In Jeopardy Due To UI Project: Report
11/6/23 Fairfield County residents protest proposed United Illuminating construction
11/6/23 Large Protest Held To Oppose United Illuminating Monopole Plan: Report
11/5/23 Local Leaders Says They'll Fight UI Plan for Easements, Clearing
11/5/23 Residents protest United Illuminating plans for monopoles installation in Fairfield
10/30/23 Fairfield Coalition Mobilizes Local Support Against UI Power Corridor Plan
10/30/23 Petition Launched, Protest Planned Against UI Towers In Fairfield
10/17/23 Grassroots Opponents of UI Power Plan Praise Government Challenges
10/16/23 Empowering Fairfield Cheers Challenge to UI Power Corridor Plan
10/5/23 Fairfield Residents & Business Owners Pack Meeting to Oppose Utility Easements
9/21/23 SCNETI was featured on News 12 along with Preservation CT and State Rep Jennifer Leeper
Public Official Comments
First Selectman Bill Gerber, 1/9/24
State Representative Jennifer Leeper, 08/18/23
State Representative Sarah Keitt, 08/29/23
State Senator Tony Hwang, 09/06/23
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Representative Jim Himes, 09/26/23
Connecticut General Assembly - Fairfield State Delegation Comments, 10/16/23
Town of Fairfield Application to Intervene 8/24/23
UI Project documents
Volume 1 - Application to Siting Council
Vol 2 - Application Maps and Drawings (March, 2023)
Fairfield-Congress 400' Maps _1of2
Post Hearing Legal Briefs and Findings of Fact
Town of Fairfield Legal Brief and Findings of Fact
Southport Congregational Church Findings of Fact
Grouped LLC Intervenors Legal Brief
National Trust for Historic Preservation Legal Brief
Siting Council and Evidentiary documents
12/12/23 Hearing Transcript (final hearing)
UI's Responses to CSC Interrogatories - Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
UI's Responses to SCNETI Interrogatories - Set 1 Set 2
UI's Responses to BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. Interrogatories, 07/18/23
UI's Responses to Fairfield Station Lofts Interrogatories, 10/03/23
2022 Siting Council Analysis of lifecycle costs (LCA)
Legal/Regulations/Guidelines
Code of Federal Regulations - Section 380 Related to National Environmental Policy Act
FERC Guidelines for the Protection of Natural, Historic, Scenic and Recreational Values in the Design and Location of Rights-ofWay and Transmission Facilities
USFWS Information for Planning and Consultation (IPaC) tool - to determine if any federally-listed species, critical habitat, migratory birds or cultural resources may be impacted by a proposed project. iPac results for the UI project in Southport (not official)