A family of seven living in Streetsboro is not on board with the new smart water meter program the city is requiring of all homeowners.
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The Lewis family calls it an invasion of privacy and said the new meters are at risk to hackers, putting them at risk.“We’re just asking for an opt-out,” said Laura Lewis. “The state of Ohio requires cities to offer that for electric smart meters and we’re just asking for the same type of thing for the water meter.
Streetsboro Mayor Glenn M. Broska says the old meters have lived past their usefulness and cost more money to operate than the new smart water meters.“One of the things I think they’re keying in on is that it’s acoustic. They feel like we’re listening to them,” the mayor said. “We’re not listening to them.”
“I don’t care what goes on in their house,” Broska said. “What the acoustic does is that it sends a sound wave through the water in your pipes that measures the water that goes by. It is considerable more accurate.” Mayor Broska said the new water meters will be the only way the city can measure water consumption. “There is not opt out program with it,” he said.Brunswick mom claims daycare teacher witnessed director slam her 4-year-old to the ground
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