[Summit] gas meter relocation project

[Jeffrey Cavanaugh]

I prefer to have my meters outside of the house as it is much safer.  The
way the majority of the lots are in our neighborhood the beauty issue can
probably be dealt with via landscaping.  There may be exceptions and I
believe in other neighborhoods where lots are smaller and have less
landscaping the gas company was pressured to be more flexible with the
location of the meters outside and I believe that pressure was successful.
I'm certain someone will chime in with details.  For me I'd prefer to have
all those moving parts that can leak OUTSIDE my basement.  I'd at least like
a vent loop to the surface before the pipes enter the house to vent any gas
that has leaked along the way and has traveled between the pipe and the
packed earth around it.  I realize that the latter could be achieved without
putting the meter outside but right now the pipe goes straight in.

On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 10:33 PM, Patricia Kammerer <pakamm33 at aol.com>wrote:

> I recently received a "Construction Alert" notice from National Grid,
> asking me to call a certain phone number on the notice.  No other
> information was provided about the details of the construction.  I did call
> the number and then, very quickly, they sent two technicians to my house to
> ask me if I would be willing to have my gas meters (I have a 3-family house)
> relocated to the outside of my house, which would enable the company to
> "provide better service."  Apparently National Grid will be replacing the
> pipes on certain streets and as they are doing this, they want to change the
> location of the meters. For many reasons, I decided against putting the
> meters on the outside of my house.  While the technicians were not thrilled
> with my decision, and tried to persuade me otherwise, they had me sign
> something stating what I had agreed to.  And my gas meters will remain in
> the house, where they are now.
>
> I'm sure that if other home-owners  "agree" to this relocation of the
> meters, perhaps by not calling the number, that National Grid will go ahead
> with plans to put the meters on the outside of as many homes as they can. I
> feel strongly that this would de-beautify our neighborhood.  I urge you to
> call Deb Callahan at (401) 525-5575 at National Grid to make sure your house
> is not subject to this relocation.
>
> -Tricia Kammerer
> Exeter Street
>
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