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| Sign the petition to stop smart meters in Naperville Over 1000 residents have already signed on-line or paper versions  | | The Truth Behind Naperville's Smart Meters
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| "I elect neither the wireless smart meter nor the non-wireless smart meter alternative."
| Residents that requested to be on the work around list are beginning to receive emails from the city about the impending installation (due to begin in 5 weeks on January 4, 2012). They are being asked to sign and return 2 documents as soon as possible.
By accepting these documents, you will be giving the city the written consent to install a smart meter on your home and all future functions and mandates as a result of the meters, which may include a wireless function down the road. The meters, even in a non-wireless form, emit dirty electricity, which has also been associated with health complaints and early appliance burnout.
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Additionally, the non-wireless smart meters still do not address the privacy concerns.
Many of you have contacted NSMA asking how you should respond. NSMA cannot legally advise any resident on how they should proceed.
Here are some comments we have received and examples of what others in our community are doing:
"I will be returning my form with the following statement: 'I elect neither the wireless smart meter nor the non-wireless smart meter alternative. I elect to keep my analog meter.' I am also sending in a letter of no consent with my forms, certified mail."
"I will be returning my unsigned forms with the following statement: 'I support the recently submitted advisory referendum to allow citizens to vote on the smart meter project. Until the citizens have the opportunity to vote, I will not consider a smart meter and do not authorize you enter my property for the purposes of installing a smart meter'."
"By allowing the DPU-E to offer us a work around program, we are playing into their hands by tacitly accepting their implied assertion that we actually opted into the smart meter program in the first place. There can't be a work around or an opt out from a program into which no one actually opted in. I am refusing the work around option completely and its punitive fees. I have demanded the ability to keep my analog meter."
"I demanded an opt out for installation of any and all smart meters on my home in Naperville. I demand to keep my existing analog meter in place and operational."
Smart Meters are neither federally mandated nor state mandated. We feel no one in Naperville should be forced to put a piece of equipment on their home that could be injurious to their health and violate their privacy or civil liberties. If you choose to accept the non-wireless smart meter alternative and change your mind down the road, we expect it to be near impossible to get it removed from you home.
NSMA suggests you consider all possible ramifications to signing these documents. Please visit our website for additional suggestions found on the "what you can do" page.
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| Sign the Petition | | NSMA has submitted 4,199 signatures requesting an advisory referendum to allow citizens to vote in March on the smart meter installation. If you have already made up your mind and don't want them in our community then sign the Cease and Desist petition. Tell the city to stop the install of smart meters in Naperville. Sign the On-line Petition or contact us to sign a paper petition. Over 1000 residents and business owners have already signed on and the list grows everyday. Click here to request a yard sign. |
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| "4,199 signature trumps council member Chirico's rude behavior." | The Smart Meter debate in Naperville is a classic example of David vs. Goliath. On one side you have the Naperville Smart Meter Awareness group with no budget, grass-roots citizen involvement, perseverance, commitment, and high energy, and on the other side you have the Naperville city council, using a public relations company to the tune of millions of tax payer dollars, lobbyists in the form of ambassadors, commitment to the Department of Energy, and energy fueled by rudeness, dismissiveness, and disrespect to the citizens of Naperville.
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| "Whatever happened to our civil liberties, our personal property rights?" |  | | Kim Bendis presents a compelling argument in opposition to the smart meters |
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| | Naperville Smart Meter Awareness is a group of concerned citizens educating the public about the risks of wireless smart meters. We are comprised of lawyers, technology professionals, health advocates, accountants, business owners and parents in our community. Smart meters are to be installed in Naperville starting this summer and pose risks in the areas of privacy, costs, security, and health. Our mission is to educate the residents of Naperville by bringing all pertinent information to the public and in doing so, advocate for a smarter solution in Naperville. |
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