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Our 28th Ward Alderwoman Heather Navarro recently wrote an UPDATE ON SPIRE UPGRADES IN THE 28TH WARD: “Spire (formerly Laclede Gas) has been making upgrades to a higher pressure gas system and part of the upgrades includes moving meters from basements to the exterior of homes and buildings.
Most of the 28th Ward is in an historic district, which generally prohibits changes to the front facade of homes. Meters are to be placed in the back and on the sides of homes and buildings unless it’s not possible.” May I add: Spire doesn’t get to dictate the way our homes look!
We love the architectural features of our grand beauties here in S.D.
Each and every one has its own unique details. And dear neighbors, we have options, If you are fortunate enough not to have had a new gas meter put in, then you can ask them to set it on the side of your home, hopefully in a nonoffensive location.
They can do this. Direct installs shall only be accepted if it is the ABSOLUTE only location available, as long as it is not behind your front fence line.
They need the convenience of the outside meter to do their readings without the inconvenience of the homeowner having to stay home and wait all day.
If you are one of the unlucky ones to have had this done already, you have the right to push the issue and ask for a relocation to a more direct set back.
In most cases this is possible.
On the extreme where it is not, depending on the location of our old interior line-sets, a new location where it would impede a walkway or behind a fence, and it is the ABSOLUTE ONLY LOCATION AVAILABLE, then we just have to come up with some sort of well placed greenery, as I did to my home.
I love the new boxwood I planted last year. Neighbors, let’s do our part in keeping these grand ladies beautiful and help these outside contractors – including Spire – conform to our historic standards.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, February–March 2019.
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Original source: SD_Times2019_02.pdf, printed page(s) 6; PDF page(s) 6.
