Marin County’s moratorium on digital meter installation in unincorporated parts of the county remains in limbo. The county sheriff went on record that he would not enforce the meter ordinance. “I don’t believe there will be any litigation initiated at our end” until a meeting with Pacific Gas & Electric representatives occurs, according to David Zaltsman, Marin County deputy counsel. PG&E did not respond to questions about Marin’s ordinance; neither did Marin County sheriff, Bob Doyle. The county board of supervisors voted to halt PG&E “smart” meter installations last week, citing incorrect readings, invasion of privacy, and health concerns. PG&E maintains that continuing to install digital meters is in ratepayers’ best interest. The utility, so far, says it expects to continue installation as planned. One small part of Marin--the Town of Fairfax--has its own in-town digital meter moratorium. That moratorium was approved Aug. 4, 2010. While PG&E has not exactly respected the ordinance, “wholesale replacement has not happened,” according to Michael Rock, Fairfax Town manager. Rock noted that the utility has not been intrusive. It has, however, replaced analog meters with digital meters when the old analog meters gave out, he added. The town conducted three meetings with utility representatives last fall. “They promised to give people the option for hard-wired connections” after those meetings, but “we haven’t heard back from them since Nov. 30,” he added.