<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 />