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City installs new water meter reading technology <br />by Susan Cathey <br />will be around $400,000, which the City <br />eve come a long way from neighboring communities and safety pre <br />W <br />- <br />the days when a meter reader has already budgeted for over the next cautions in place. Maurer hopes to have 90 <br />knocked on your door and went three years.percent of the new readers in place within <br />90 days of the mailing. The goal is to use <br />much water your household had consumed. Besides making the process of collectthe new program for the third quarter read <br />-- <br />ing at the end of September. <br />Arden Hills most recent system employed some other advantages to this system. In <br />a water meter reader mounted in a truck, addition to providing timely and accurate <br />which drove by your house and could pick billing information, the system quickly <br />Joe Mooney <br />up a signal to record the information. That <br />of the Public <br />Works Depart <br />reader failed about six months ago, and the <br />- <br />ment shows <br />City is now ready to replace its outdated may have a potential leak. Additionally, <br />off some of the <br />technology with some that brings us up-to- utility customer service is greatly improved <br />meter reading <br />date and will provide several advantages when hourly meter reading data are made <br />equipment. <br />over the old way. easily accessible to help quickly answer <br />customer questions and resolve billing <br />For more than a year, Arden Hills Public disputes. (Badger company website) <br />Works Director Terry Maurer has been re <br />- <br />searching and talking to other cities about Homeowners should have received mail <br />water meters. The City Council, on March from City Hall around July 4 which <br />26, 2012, heard and discussed his proposal explains the new system and asks them to <br />for the purchase of Badger Galaxy water set up an appointment for installation. The <br />meter reading equipment from its local discurrent meter will not be replaced, only the <br />- <br />tributor, DSG, and the hiring of Midwest reading equipment. Care has been taken to <br />Testing to install the meter readers. The hire a company with a good reputation in <br />plan was approved. <br />Celebrating Arden Hills Fall Festival <br />Saturday, September 15 <br />transmitters connected to each of our com <br />- <br />munitys more than 2,500 water meters <br />Fireworks! <br />will send data to two receivers (antennas) <br />Food! <br />installed on the water towers. The infor <br />- <br />mation is then transferred to a computer <br />Art! <br />at City Hall. Badgers system operates in <br />Games! <br />an FCC-licensed band, which the City has <br />already procured. <br />- <br />- <br />The cost of the new system is divided <br />into two parts. The purchase from DSG <br />City website and in the next <br />includes the transmitters which will be <br />3 p.m. to dusk <br />Arden Hills Notes! <br />installed in homes, at a price of $106.50 <br />Tony Schmidt <br />per unit and a lump sum of $28,050 for the <br />receivers, operating software, and training <br /> Regional Park <br />City website or contact Michelle Olson at <br />for staff. The second part is the amount to <br />michelle.olson@ci.arden-hills.mn.us. <br />be paid to Midwest Testing for installation <br />of the equipment at $41 per unit. Total cost <br />