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Residents press council on smart water meters and ARPA spending; city staff says project paid with ARPA funds
Summary
Two residents asked the council why the city spent ARPA funds on smart water meters and whether residents had been consulted. City staff said the project used ARPA funding and grant sources and explained the meters are intended to improve billing accuracy and replace aging hardware.
Two residents raised concerns during public comment about a city project to replace water meters with “smart meters,” saying they feared health effects and questioned whether the city should have used ARPA funds for the work.
Michelle Green told the council she believes smart meters have “detrimental side effects to everyone” and asked how much the project cost and whether residents voted on it. Green also raised broader questions about 5G antennae in the…
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