116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Home / Opinion / Letters to the Editor
Alliant should equip substation with facade
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Jun. 8, 2010 12:35 am
I have a compromise suggestion for Alliant and Move the Electricity Sub Station (MESS): If a substation with a three-story-high wall is needed in the neighborhood, why not equip that wall with a facade (false windows and all) that looks like a period building, for example the Cherry Building?
Let MESS figure out what that facade would be and where the fake building would be located to blend in, and let Alliant figure out an artistic way to get cables in and out. Once the wall and substation is there, no one will know it's a substation.
Robert H. Sternowski
Cedar Rapids
Opinion content represents the viewpoint of the author or The Gazette editorial board. You can join the conversation by submitting a letter to the editor or guest column or by suggesting a topic for an editorial to editorial@thegazette.com
Daily Newsletters