Dynegy Town Hall Meeting, 1/12/2016

With the conjunction of The Sierra Club, the cities of Alton, Wood River and East Alton and the Riverbend Growth Association, local business leaders, residents as well as the CEO of the Dynegy power company were all invited to the Jacoby Arts Center for a town hall forum.

Beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, residents from around the area engaged in discussions with one another, local leaders and members of the environmental organization to communicate the ramifications of the impending closure of the Wood River Power Station. Around 90 employees currently work at the power station, located east of Highway 143 between Wood River, East Alton and Alton.