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Punta Gorda: city narrows unread meters to under 100; AMI radio issues under study; watering restrictions remain
Summary
Utilities staff reported progress locating unmetered accounts, identified AMI radio propagation and some mechanical issues as causes of remote-reading failures and reminded residents of once-weekly watering restrictions and meter accessibility requirements.
Punta Gorda utilities staff told the council the city has made measurable progress in its meter-reading program and that engineers are investigating both radio propagation and equipment failures as causes of remote-reading problems.
“At this point, we’re down below a hundred” missing meter reads after two complete meter-reading cycles, Tom Spencer, utilities director, said. He said the city reassigned three utilities staff to assist with manual meter reading…
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