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Rally Scheduled This Weekend In Bridgeport Against UI Monopole Project
The United Illuminating proposal calls for the installation of tall monopoles that would carry power lines through Bridgeport and Fairfield.
BRIDGEPORT, CT — A rally is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sunday at Shiloh Baptist Church, 477 Broad St. in Bridgeport, to protest the proposed United Illuminating monopole project.
Shiloh Baptist Church is one of the properties in Bridgeport and Fairfield that could be adversely impacted by the project.
"UI is proposing to take 1/3 of the property, including the church structure itself," said Steve Ozyck, a co-founder of the grassroots group Empowering Fairfield, which opposes the plan. "We need UI to come to the table with solutions we can all live with."
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Residents and business owners from Bridgeport, Fairfield and Southport are expected to attend the rain or shine event, in addition to community and inspirational leaders.
Sunday's rally will also feature live, original music "that speaks to environmental injustice and corruption," Ozyck told Patch.
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— Flyer from Empowering Fairfield
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