The Panel

Ameren has put out a press release with the names of the panel that will review the recommendations and develop a final plan for FERC to review. There are two members from Lesterville, two from Ironton, one from Ellington, and two outsiders. There also are four non-voting advisory members, all elected officials. It will be interesting to see how things go. One Lesterville member is the sister of a current Lesterville School Board member. One of the advisory members has a proposal for some of the money. So it's going to be hard to have a completely independent panel in such a small community. The meeting is at 6:30 on Thursday. I'll be there.