It’s most disconcerting to have heard respected people suggest, if not advocate, the use of double cylinder deadbolt locks on the interior of their entrance doors. In my 40 years of experience throughout our country, never have I had a Code jurisdiction allow a residence or commercial structure to require a key to exit their facility.
A hardware specialist, cognizant of the safety hazard and associated liability, will undoubtedly refuse to install such a lock. I strongly advocate to find other means of security, many of which exist, but not the double cylinder deadbolt locks. In an emergency or other stressed situation, time can be of extreme essence, and locating and then actually using a key to exit can very likely result in a disaster.
Thank you,
Ron Ghilardi
Prior to voting on the electricity aggregation issue in the recent election, I attended a presentation by Dave Johnson, City Manager, and participated in several discussions on the matter. Therefore, I was surprised to read the “Aggregation Referendum” letter in the March 22, 2012 edition of the Sun Day, since I had heard neither of these downsides mentioned. I e-mailed the city of Huntley, sent them a copy of that letter, and asked if the charges made in the letter were valid. Later that day, I received the following response explaining that neither the “passing along costs” nor the “peak time rate increase” issues are legitimate drawbacks to the aggregation plan.
“Hi Dena,
Thanks for contacting the Village regarding the electricity referendum; your e-mail was forwarded on to me for response.
Prior to the election we checked with our Municipal Representative at ComEd about these issues and he responded that the charges from ComEd are approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) and they remain the same no matter which electric supplier the customer is using or how the electric supplier was chosen. In regards to the charges for peak time usage, this would continue to only apply to customers that have opted to utilize ComEd’s real-time electric program and those customers who are part of this program are not eligible to participate in an electric aggregation program as that is a contractual-type of program just as if a customer is already signed up with another alternative electric supplier.
Our ComEd representative also indicated that the Energy Infrastructure Modernization Act does not have any impact or change the electric aggregation programs. The Act is intended to implement infrastructure improvements (underground cable, manholes, poles) and digital technology enhancement (grid automation and meters).
I hope this information helps. I also encourage all residents to attend the Village’s first public hearing regarding the Plan of Operations & Governance. Mr. Mark Burns, President of Independent Energy Consultants, Inc. will present the Plan and answer questions from the public. I think this is a great way for residents to gather information about the program before deciding if they will participate or opt-out.
Also, for your review, I have attached some general information regarding the Aggregation Program now that the Referendum was approved.
Please do not hesitate to contact me directly should you have additional questions.
Sincerely,
Barb
Barbara Read
Management Assistant
Village of Huntley”
Dena
Sun City Resident
