a:3:{s:16:"field_story_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:831:"<span style="font-size: larger;">Allegan County commissioners voted 4-3 April 25 to recommend that state lawmakers carefully consider legislation restricting new electricity meter installation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: larger;">&ldquo;Smart meters&rdquo; will allow for the transmission and encryption energy usage data to the company without the need for an employee to read the customers meter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: larger;">For an article on the controversial meters and the resolution passed by the Allegan County Board of Commissioners click on the following story link:</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.allegannews.com/articles/2013/05/03/local_news/3.txt"><span style="font-size: larger;">http://www.allegannews.com/articles/2013/05/03/local_news/3.txt</span></a><br />";s:6:"format";s:1:"2";}}s:17:"field_story_image";a:1:{i:0;a:10:{s:3:"fid";s:4:"3259";s:4:"list";s:1:"1";s:4:"data";a:3:{s:11:"description";s:0:"";s:3:"alt";s:0:"";s:5:"title";s:0:"";}s:3:"uid";s:1:"1";s:8:"filename";s:15:"smart_meter.jpg";s:8:"filepath";s:44:"sites/default/files/images/smart_meter_1.jpg";s:8:"filemime";s:10:"image/jpeg";s:8:"filesize";s:5:"40976";s:6:"status";s:1:"1";s:9:"timestamp";s:10:"1368617055";}}s:12:"field_weight";a:1:{i:0;a:1:{s:5:"value";N;}}}