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"Ameren officials have been asked to appear before the House
Electric Oversight Committee at a legislative hearing on Thursday in
Springfield. The purpose behind the hearing is to get answers from
them about their slow response time following the December ice
storm," said Mitchell. "As your state representative, I am your
voice in Springfield. Please call my district office with questions
you would like for me to ask Ameren."
Following the ice storm, power was lost to 220,000 Illinois
households, and one week later some 50,000 households, many in the
Decatur area, were still without power.
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 "The lengthy power outage forced many families to spend hundreds
of dollars on hotels, food, generators and gasoline in order to
survive the ordeal," said Mitchell. "It is no surprise that Mother
Nature can cause havoc that leads to power outages, but most do not
expect to be without electric service for up to week. I want to know
why residents were left in the cold and dark for so long. I will
also be making the point that I do not believe residents should be
held responsible to pay for electric service that they did not
receive."
Mitchell said residents are urged to call 217-876-1968 with any
questions they would like for him to pose to the Ameren officials at
the hearing.
[News release from
Rep. Bill Mitchell]
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