Save FitchburgTaking Back Our Community

While Friday night many Fitchburg residents joined together at the “Ice Breaker” Party to commemorate the one year anniversary of the “Ice Storm”, other residents and local officials gathered in freezing temperatures Saturday afternoon to protest against Unitil.

One year ago, during one of the worst storms this area has ever seen, Unitil failed to deliver when they were needed most.  Many residents went with out power for weeks, with many leaving their homes during the holidays to find warmth and shelter elsewhere.

And though much has changed in the past year with new legislation and stricter regulations being passed on utility companies; people have not forgotten what they have gone through and that Unitils lack of preparation was the cause of most of it.

With Unitil rates one of the highest in the state, residents peacefully protested in front of Unitil’s Fitchburg Office on John Fitch Highway looking for a choice and the removal of Unitil from the area.

With so many other utility companies in the state of Massachusetts, residents and communities are looking for the right to choose the company that is best suited for their needs.  Currently most communities do not have this choice, but as the issues concerning Unitil are in no way dead, it seems with so many residents calling on their state officials for a solution, that this might change.

Is it possible that this area will see an end to Unitil in 2010?