The plug should be pulled on a controversial plan to run a massive, overhead power line within city limits, says a councillor.
Coun. Karen Leibovici is bringing forward a motion to council later this month that will oppose such high-voltage, above-ground lines.
It comes among massive public outcry from west-end residents who fear the double-circuit 500 Kv line will cause serious illness to those living nearby and force home values to plummet. They want to see the line run underground.
“I don’t believe there’s anything of that size that’s been built anywhere in …

Homeowners in a west Beacon Hill neighborhood were excited about Sound Transit’s new light-rail system, until power lines were strung over their homes, days before the grand opening.
Now an 80-foot-high pole sits between two houses, visible from highways and other hills.
“Everybody in the whole city can see where we live, just by looking up,” says Nick Papini, whose once-clear views of Smith Tower and King Street Station are now obstructed.
The residents want the city to bury the lines underground, which wasn’t done, city officials say, because the cost was too …

MANKATO, Minn., Aug 13, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) — WEX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating — Winland Electronics, Inc. (AMEX: WEX), a leading designer and manufacturer of custom electronic control products and systems, today announced net sales of $5.7 million for the second quarter ending June 30, 2009 versus $6.9 million, down 16.5 percent, in the comparable period in 2008. The Company reported a net loss of $714,000, or $0.19 per share, versus a net loss of $765,000, or $0.21 per share, in the second quarter of 2008.
The …

Latest index finds decline in consumer sentiment, escalation of stress, and growing financial woes take toll on retail purchasing
YONKERS, N.Y., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Consumer Reports introduced a new monthly economic survey that tracks U.S. consumers’ personal financial experiences, attitudes and activities.
The Consumer Reports Index is comprised of five key indices: the Sentiment Index, the Trouble Tracker Index, Stress Index, the Retail Index, and the Employment Index. The Consumer Reports Index measures a variety of key consumer experience indicators including employment status, missed payments, inability to pay medical bills or …