Clinton Township residents oppose overhead powerlines to supply hospital -- here’s why

Residents near Hayes Road are opposing a proposal to add overhead transmission lines along 19 Mile Road to supply power for Henry Ford Macomb Hospital’s recent expansion. “Well, I wouldn’t want to see them come in here, no,” said Daniel Callahan, citing health concerns. He thinks they cause cancer. Many longtime homeowners told Local 4 their preference is to have the lines redirected away from neighborhoods. “But there’s nothing you can do about it. When they make up their minds, they make up their minds,” Callahan said. An alternative plan to have the lines run along Dalcoma Drive near Macomb Community College fell through after the board of trustees unanimously voted against the idea.