Wonder Foods proposes decibel meters, security and staff rules after neighbors complain of overnight noise

Wonder Foods told the Cranford Planning Board on Aug. 27 that it will step up on-site enforcement and install decibel meters after residents complained of loud music, trash and other disturbances near the 42 Jackson food-production site. The company’s witness said the measures are meant to reduce late-night and early-morning disruptions in the adjoining Linden and Cranford neighborhoods. The applicant’s representative, Mr. Botcher, said the company has “reiterat[ed] some of our personnel policies, about what it means to be a good neighbor,” and posted new notices around the building. He told the board the company is “bringing another security guard on” for overnight shifts, and that the company plans to place two decibel meters “on the Linden side of the parking…