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A lengthy discussion ensued as Commissioners sought and received information <br /> regarding the smart meter, the installation process , not being able to opt out of the smart meter <br /> program, privacy issues regarding the data chip inside the meter, health and safety issues , data <br /> and consumption transmissions, installing smart meters on older houses, and the smart meter <br /> deployment schedule . <br /> Clerk 's Note : Chairman Wheeler entered the meeting at 9: 27 a. m. and Vice Chairman <br /> O 'Bryan passed the gavel. <br /> Renee Renzi, Waverly Place, opposed the installation of smart meters, and the loss of <br /> meter-reader jobs after the installation of the smart meters . <br /> Ray Fridley, 24h Place SE, voiced opposition to the installation of smart meters . He <br /> pointed out certain issues pertaining to radiation contamination, privacy issues with data chip, <br /> and the possibility that smart meters cause fires in older homes . <br /> John Chilberg, 4825 66th Place, opposed the installation of smart meters due to the radio <br /> frequency electromagnetic fields possibly being carcinogenic to humans, and privacy issues <br /> concerning the data chip in the smart meter. <br /> Michelle Jacobus , 1065 River Wind Circle , voiced concerns over the General Electric <br /> smart meters being produced in India, not the United States , and data privacy issues . She also <br /> compared the emitting signal of a cell phone to the smart meter, saying that a cell phone can be <br /> turned off but the smart meter cannot . <br /> Stephanie Austin , 6250 Arrowhead Lane, in opposition to the installation of smart <br /> meters , raised concerns over their transmission frequencies , and the chip that will soon be <br /> imbedded in appliances and work in conjunction with smart meters . She asked the Board to send <br /> a strong message to Governor Rick Scott and all Florida agencies charged with protecting the <br /> BK 142 PG 054 <br /> February 14 , 2012 3 <br />