Dear Friends Can you kindly sent this out to all on your list it is important. Mayor Ed Malloy has written the following regarding opt out from the wireless smart meters and requested I get the word out. 1. “The letters that were certified and sent to Alliant two weeks ago - those will not be acted upon, so if someone is thinking they have made their formal request for opt out status, they have not. They need to call the customer service line and give their name and account number. They will then receive a mailing and later another mailing before installation to verify the opt out. 2. The IUB still needs to approve the Alliant opt out. Alliant staff feel positive, but after hearing that the Wisconsin commission turned it down, I want to be prepared to give public input when it comes before them. 3. I am cautiously optimistic about the approval. I believe they will base their decision on the fairness of the economics to other rate payers. In other words they want people opting out to pay for any extra costs incurred so they are not borne by other customers. “ So everyone who desires to opt out should call Alliant at 1800 2554268 with your account number. We need to show support for the opt out program with numbers of people wanting to opt out. Without support of numbers The State Utility Board could turn us down on a financial basis . Alliant is saying the cost per month will be between $15.00 - $25.00 a month. We encourage everyone to pay the monthly cost , it is insurance to keep us safe. Consider it a tag along to your house insurance perhaps. Please call very soon so we can have enough numbers. People with Solar installations will not be able to opt out unless they give up their Alliant monthly solar credit . But you can check on that individually. Thankyou “.