During Tuckerton’s Nov. 6 borough council meeting, Councilman Mike Dupuis shared his concern about Atlantic City Electric’s installation of new smart meters, which he described as a “lapse in judgment.”

Dupuis, who worked as an electrician, said residents were given too little, if any, notice before their meters were exchanged for smart meters.

“They put a flyer out. They didn’t give anybody the notification that they were able to opt out of the smart meter program. I have a big problem with that,” he said.

Dupuis called the state Board of Public Utilities to express his disapproval and was told the BPU had authorized the…