Naperville Smart Meter Awareness

On April 5, 2013, NSMA filed a new, 45-page complaint containing 17 exhibits with the Federal Court in Chicago.

As you can see from the screen print of the complaint, this lawsuit is not to sue the City for money.  It simply requests that the city return the rights to homeowners and grant them the option of a safe and non-invasive analog meter.

To request a copy of the complaint, please email us at NapervilleSmartMeters@yahoo.com or FOIA a copy from the City.  Stay tuned to our website’s “Latest News” and “Federal Lawsuit” pages for updates on the progress of our lawsuit.

City of Naperville is $2.8 million over budget on the Smart Meter project, according to a City Manager’s Memorandum published April 19, 2013.

See the last line of the screen print below.

10. Best of Both Approach / Balanced representation (5 council members from districts/4 At large inclusive of the Mayor) Vs. current At Large system where all 9 Councilmen could come from the same household. Today, there is no city council member that resides in one south Naperville district.

9. Enhanced talent pool of candidates

8. Increased community participation

7. Lower election costs for candidate, voters and businesses

6. Current At Large make up does not adequately represent our population/demographics

5. Districts help facilitate the composition of the City Council to better reflect Naperville’s 50% female and 25% minority population as seen on District School Boards

4. National League of Cities shows that 56% of mid-sized cities like Naperville use districts. As city populations increase, the use of districts also increases up to 84%.

3. Majority of the largest cities in Illinois with similar population to Naperville have District / At Large hybrid models

2. Wheaton’s city government costs have go DOWN since implementing the District / At Large hybrid system per Jeanne Ives (R) who served on the Wheaton City Council, as commented at a Naperville Chamber of Commerce meeting. The reality is that District / At Large government has proven financially beneficial for other like-sized cities. This is also consistent with research by Welch & Bledsoe, Vogel and Frederickson & Johnson

1. 28,000 people voted to implement districts (2:1 ratio) two years ago.  A “mulligan” is only needed by those who will lose power

Listen to this message

http://wgntv.com/2013/04/05/safety-concerns-over-smart-meters/

A 3- minute video of the news story is available at WGNs link above.

City manager Doug Krieger is not accurate in his statements that there are no reported health issues.  270 people paying $68 up front and $25.75 per month is the minimum number of health reports – these homeowners need analog meters, not digital smart meters which cause an increase in transients due to the switching power supply.   Transients can cause the same health effects of RF emissions.  People in Naperville are becoming ill from the NWMA.