You Said It-Letters

  About a decade ago Colorado Springs utilities installed a bevy of smart meters apparently without the public knowing it was happening.
  Since smart meters damage soft tissue including the brain and reproductive organs, I wonder--what is the percentage increase of children with autism, attention deficit (add and adhd), personality disorders, and other brain related dysfunctions since those installations?
   In Colorado Springs, since the installation of smart meters, I wonder-what is the percentage increase of erectile dysfunction?  
  Since the meters to be installed by Fountain Utilities emit radiation 160 times that of a cell phone but (to the) whole body- not to the ear- for 24 hours and 7 days a week as opposed to occasional use, I wonder-what is the impact of radiation not only to humans but also to household pets?  To insects that pollinate our gardens?
    How does that radiation increase if your backyard happens to be the collection point for your neighborhood?
   How does that radiation increase if you happen to be the household where a device has been placed on a street light pole like on Loveland Ave. east of Medicine Bow St.?
   Since this is an evolving technology, the research isn’t there to prove smart meters are not harmful and dangerous not only to humans but also household pets.  There is a multitude of evidence to prove that smart meters are more than a “hint” of being dangerous.
    Since the Environmental Protection Act of  2005 and the Colorado Public Utilities Commission require smart meter installation to be an opt in program (customer requested, not forced upon the customer or customer offered an opt out program), I wonder- why has the City of Fountain Utilities Department presented the smart meter program as mandatory as if the customer had no right of refusal?
   Why did Black Hills Energy already install smart meters in our backyards without our knowledge of the dangers?  Do the people realize that a smart meter is also scheduled to replace the water meter inside our houses?
    Since the grant Fountain received is for half the cost of the program and since the funding source requires “data mining” meaning the gathering of data about customer us of electricity, I wonder- why does City of Fountain Utilities claim no intention of gathering such data?  Why is the utility department sitting on $9 million dollars and where did that money come from?
  What rate increases were approved in the past when such a nest egg  exists?
  Recently, in a letter to the editor, a person urged Country Club Heights residents to make up their own mind about smart meters and to not listen to anyone else (meaning me). Then the person went on to try to convince the readers to be for smart meters without providing any research or evidence.
    Please note that person refused information I was distributing which almost always offers websites for people to go to in doing their own research such as the following:  emffacts.com/2011/09/, an excellent summary of smart meter problems, or see sagereports.com/smart-meter-rf/?-page_id=212, or see stopsmartmeters.org.
    I have nothing to gain by working to block the installation of smart meters in Fountain other than the fact that I have a pacemaker/defibrillator that can be impacted or stopped by the smart meter.  I am on oxygen 24/7 and if the electricity were to experience a “brown out,” I have two back-up systems.  Wouldn’t everyone?  I’m not on the city’s payroll nor have I ever been.
   The smart meter project seeks to invade my “castle” and that of my neighbors with radiation coming from water, natural gas, and electric surveillance devices.
   I am not running for public office.  I do resent the lies presented by the utility department and believe the city council has failed on this project to provide for the safety, health, and welfare of the Fountain citizens.
        Ken Lippincott
  
  

 Dear Editor,
I would like to publicly thank Ken and Karen Lippincott for everything they have done and continue to do in making our neighborhood a safe, happy place to live.  It is rare indeed to find a couple who are as willing and enthusiastic as they are and who give so completely of themselves for the benefit of others.  Their generosity of time, talent and treasure is beyond measure and deeply appreciated.
May God bless Ken and Karen, our neighborhoods and the wonderful City of Fountain!
Mary Jo Zkiab

  To the residents of Country Club Heights: 
  Please do not let someone influence you against the smart meters.  Make your own decisions on what you consider as a health issue.
   (When I spoke with him on Monday), Mr. Lippincott said we should stay with analog.  Why? I asked him. (I like my HDTV, my cell phone, my computers, my digital watches and everything else that went digital when the United States finally said it was being implemented.)
   I informed him that there was probably more radon in his house than with these meters.  Of which he said there was no radon here at all. (I said tell that to my sister, she has to keep fans going all the time in her basement because of radon).
   I worked with the City of Fountain Utilities for a long time at the City, believe me they would not implement this if there was a hint of danger. 
  I informed and put  Mr. Lippincott on notice  that I was on oxygen at night, and if there were rolling black outs because of a power shortage that was not anticipated by the Utilities this summer or next summer- that I would personally have to sue him.  
  Mr. Lippincott needs to be more concerned about the drilling of oil out East and the contamination of our water than a  smart meter that may save his life one day. 
  Mr. Lippincott needs to be more concerned about cleaning up Fountain Creek because one day we may be needing that water to drink to stay alive.   
  Doris Fulkerson, Fountain

  April 16, 2012
  To the Editor:
  Principle Driven Leadership is what you get when a very qualified candidate agrees to continue in a race that she knows will become unpleasant.  A candidate who originally left a race that was beginning to look like the smear campaign that was leveled at her recently in the City of Fountain elections by some of that communities most recognized leaders.  In an attempt to protect her family and her supporters Lois Landgraf stepped out of the race for House District 21.  But when it became increasingly clear that the only other option for House District 21 in the state legislature was a self-promoting, blame everyone else, no platform candidate the leaders in the Republican Party asked Mrs. Landgraf to reconsider.
  With the blessing of her husband, family, and friends Lois agreed to re-enter this race and I for one am thankful that she did.  We have more serious issues facing our community, state, and country than who did what to whom in the Party infrastructure.
  Lois Landgraf is well qualified and she is “right-on” about the issues that are and will be important to the citizens of House District 21, El Paso County, and the state of Colorado.  Lois has made clear her commitment to representing this District and a platform that includes jobs and the economy, protecting our freedoms, and supporting those who have already protected our freedoms – our Veterans.
  Thank you Mrs. Landgraf for bringing your commitment, your local government eexperience, and a platform we can all be proud of to this race.
  HAL HITT