In a meeting that even confused its own voting members, the Connecticut Siting Council has voted to potentially reconsider a plan to install taller monopoles in Fairfield County.

The United Illuminating proposal to install taller monopoles in Bridgeport and Fairfield has been pending for more than two years now. It has received conflicting votes of approval and denial from the state Siting Council, with the latest one coming on Thursday afternoon.

The council had voted to deny the project weeks ago. UI asked them to reconsider .

Thursday’s special meeting of the council was specifically to consider UI’s request. It opened with a motion by CSC member Khristine Hall to deny the request for reconsideration.

“By reconsidering it, the documents would be modified to show a denial and at

See Full Page