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Resident urges village to halt smart meter installations, cites health concerns
Summary
A resident from 427 South Lincoln Street presented an extended public comment opposing smart water meters, offering notebooks of research and alleging personal and family health harms she links in part to meter installations.
At the Oct. 21 board meeting a resident who identified herself from 427 South Lincoln Street delivered an extended public comment urging the village not to install a smart water meter at her home. The commenter said she had compiled 13 notebooks of research on wireless exposures and described a personal family history she believes was affected by a meter installed without her knowledge.
"We still don't have water," the resident said, and asked for accommodations such as manual meter-reading alternatives, offering to photograph meter dials and pay late fees if necessary to avoid an automatic smart meter installation. She told trustees she and her husband are in their 70s and said, "The overwhelming result is that it's bad...it's not just bad, it's really bad," describing alleged health effects and asserting that some family members had died and others been seriously ill.
The resident also referenced a legal/regulatory development, stating that the Supreme Court had ordered the Federal Communications Commission to update its safety standards and asserting the FCC had not done so in three years; she said the gap made it difficult for local governments to set protective standards and asked for village cooperation.
No formal response from trustees is recorded in the transcript beyond the chair thanking the speaker. The resident provided an email address (jka8168@gmail.com) and offered to distribute printed copies of her materials to board members.
The comment was entered during the village's audience participation period and will be part of the public record; staff follow-up would be required to document any accommodation or policy change the resident seeks.
