Residents pressing city on ADA accommodations for smart meters recount hearing denials and ask council to act

Several Longmont residents addressed the council on Aug. 26 seeking accommodations related to smart meters and wireless infrastructure. Speakers described a recent appeals process they said denied expert testimony and asked the council to add an analog‑meter opt‑out and to investigate alleged due‑process problems.

Susan Foster, who said she has a PO Box in Lyons and lives in the region, opened remarks describing prior research and advocacy on firefighters’ health and cell‑tower exposures and said she had appealed the city’s denial of her request to retain an analog meter. Foster said the city’s hearing officer denied her appeal and that her request was rejected on the basis she “was not disabled.” She said she had submitted expert letters and a 12‑page appeal and that those…