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Longmont residents press council on smart-meter safety, insurance and medical opt-outs
Summary
Residents and several council members debated safety, insurance and medical-exemption concerns tied to Longmont’s advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). The council confirmed staff would review the issues and said planned power disconnections were paused while staff follows up.
Longmont residents raised fire-safety, health and insurance concerns about the city’s AMI smart-meter rollout during the July 29 open forum, prompting council members to say they will seek more information from Longmont Power & Communications and the fire chief and to confirm a pause on any planned service disconnections for opt-out cases. Diane Chavez, who described repeated unanswered questions to city staff, told council that homeowners had reported canceled fire insurance policies and said, “homeowners insurance policies have been canceled due to the fire danger posed by the smart meters, which I have come to understand do not have a UL listing for safety and are not grounded.”
The issue matters to residents who said meters can affect medical devices, create fire risk and leave people exposed financially. Those concerns contrasted with assurances from city and…
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