[Trees-executive] Needed input

[Carl H. Malmgren, II]

Dear All,

I looked over this and agree with John.  Please e-mail John your 
position and then we can get this taken care of.

BTW I am gone starting tomorrow.

Carl




>Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 11:04:42 -0500
>To: JMcma83890 at aol.com
>From: "Carl H. Malmgren, II" <malmgren at life.uiuc.edu>
>Subject: Re: ICC Notice
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>>Carl,
>>
>>If you check the e-docket you should see that the attorney for the
>>intervening cities in the IP area has objected to the petition to intervene
>>by AmerenCIPS and Ameren UE and that the hearing officer has given all
>>parties until 3/19 to file replies. My view is that it best serves our
>>purposes to remain noncommittal on this matter, i.e., file no reply. I do not
>>want to oppose Mr. Ader because, at least so far, he remains a useful ally
>>and I'd like to keep it that way. On the other hand, he wants to keep this
>>proceeding as neat and tidy as possible, which is why he doesn't want parties
>>outside the IP area intervening. For our purposes, I want to remain free to
>>support other activist groups outside the IP area, like the Peoria group. We
>>can more credibly support such groups if we do not oppose intervention by
>>utility companies outside the IP area. Further, the more out of control this
>>proceeding gets, the clearer it should be to the ICC that IP has stirred up a
>>hornet's nest and that the public is paying very close attention to what the
>>ICC does.
>>
>>Anyway, there's my view. If the executive committee sees it differently,
>>please let me know ASAP so that I can prepare a reply.
>>
>>John McMahon