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Residents press Huntsville Utilities and council on smart‑meter opt‑out and CityDetect surveillance concerns
Summary
Multiple speakers urged Huntsville Utilities and the City Council to adopt a smart‑meter opt‑out option and raised privacy and health concerns; public comments also questioned a proposed CityDetect AI monitoring contract and called for transparency and limits on data collection.
Several residents used the Aug. 14 Huntsville City Council meeting to ask the council and Huntsville Utilities to provide a smart‑meter opt‑out and to voice concerns about proposed surveillance and AI monitoring in the CityDetect program.
Citizens' speakers said Huntsville Utilities has been engaged with community groups and that the utility's board plans to consider opt‑out policy options in late August. James Francchini told the council a residents' group met with utility staff and provided a draft opt‑out plan; he asked council members to review the proposal before the Huntsville Utilities board vote. Francchini said the board requested a proposed opt‑out…
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