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Local Lawmakers Address Legislation in Springfield To Help Clinton Power Plant

Tell your neighbors, tell your friends; tell anyone you can about the impact the Clinton Nuclear Power Station has on the area.

 

Picture Right: Sen. Rose (Left) and Rep. Bill Mitchell (Right) deliver opening statements Thursday

 

That is the message from local lawmakers as they continue to fight for the sustainability of the Exelon Clinton Nuclear Power Station. Senator Chapin Rose and Representative Bill Mitchell sat before a crowded DeWitt County Board room to discuss pending legislation re-introduced by Rep. Mitchell, who says he sits on the energy committee at the Capitol.

 

 

The lawmakers point out there are a couple of interesting pieces to power plants in every part of the state closing. Sen. Rose says this isn't a partisan issue as a lot of parties are now getting involved to save the power plant.

 

 

While the message for DeWitt County and surrounding communities is about the jobs and tax dollars, Sen. Rose says the message across the state needs to be that the amount of energy Exelon produces at the Clinton Power Station impacts half the state of Illinois.

 

 

Sen. Rose believes the message needs to be put out more effectively than it has been and both lawmakers call the legislation urgent and believe they have a lot of support behind getting it passed. 

 

Picture Right: Left to Right - Marian Brisard (Clinton Chamber Executive Director), Ruth Stauffer (DeWitt County Development Council), Sen. Rose, Rep. Mitchell, David Newberg (DeWitt County Board Chairman), Clinton Mayor Roger Cyrulik

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