The Town of Fairfield is lobbying to have residents and business owners attend the virtual Connecticut Siting Council (CSC) meeting Thursday, June 12, that will determine the next step in the controversial United Illuminating (UI) monopole project.
On Friday, June 6, The attorneys representing the Town of Fairfield, the City of Bridgeport, SCNETI, and other impacted parties submitted a joint letter to the Connecticut Siting Council urging the Council to deny UI’s current application in Docket No. 516. The letter cites the Superior Court’s ruling that the Council acted outside its authority and violated public due process and emphasizes that only a new, properly submitted application can meet legal requirements and protect the community’s rights.
Fairfield First Selectman Bill Gerber and Easton First Selectman David Bindelglass will be among others who will testify at Thursday’s meeting, which will be available on Zoom. They registered as intervenors in the CSC monopole application case.
The Zoom link is https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81351401216… The meeting ID: 813 5140 1216 and passcode is a39FiM. To Dial In by phone, call 1 (929) 205 6099 US (New York) The meeting ID is 813 5140 1216 and the passcode is 950005.
“Our goal is to have 100+ people sign on to these proceedings. Please like, share, and join us,” a flyer posted on the Town of Fairfield Facebook page stated.
The meeting, which starts at 1 p.m., may determine the future of UI’s proposal to install massive monopoles and new transmission lines through Southport, Fairfield, and Bridgeport.
The Town of Fairfield, the City of Bridgeport, and other grassroots organizations including SCNETI (Sasco Creek Neighbors Environmental Trust), successfully challenged the action. In April 2025, the Superior Court ruled that the CSC acted beyond its legal authority, the public was denied fair notice and participation, and the decision must be remanded back to the CSC for corrective action.
Originally, UI proposed building this project on the south side of the Metro-North Railroad tracks — a plan that would have required over 19 acres of permanent easements from homes, businesses, churches, historic properties, and the towns themselves. But instead of acting on that application, the CSC approved a completely different project on the north side of the tracks.
