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Neighbors tell Berkley council industrial dust-filter fan is loud, disrupting sleep and wildlife
Summary
Several Berkley residents told the Feb. 24 City Council that a newly installed industrial filtration system at a Casco cabinetry site on 11 Mile is producing continuous noise and ground vibration that disturbs homes and wildlife.
Multiple residents raised noise and nuisance complaints during public comment at the Feb. 24 Berkley City Council meeting, saying new equipment installed at a Casco cabinetry business on 11 Mile is producing disruptive sound and ground vibration.
Pat Maslowski, who said she has lived on Kipling for 41 years, told council she believes Casco's newly installed external sawdust-filtering system produces unlawful continuous noise that violates the city's general noise and nuisance ordinance and interferes with residents' enjoyment of life and property. Maslowski said the installed filtration motor and fan are industrial-sized and that the unit backs up within about 75 feet of her house.
Neighbor reports and claims Other residents backed Maslowski's account. Bob Sutherland, reporting decades of local residency, described ground vibration and infrasound he said began after the system was installed; he said wildlife (birds and squirrels) stopped appearing near the machine. Mary Stoya, who said she lives at 2773 Columbia on the corner of Kipling, told the council that framed items on her walls had been displaced and that the disturbance affected birds inside her home.
What city staff said and next steps At the outset of the public-comment segment the mayor reminded speakers to state their name and city, and to provide contact information if they wanted follow-up from council or staff; Miss Mitchell (the clerk) confirmed the council had received written communications on the topic (residents had emailed the city). The speakers said Casco's manager has asked for residents' patience while the company tries to reduce the noise; residents said they had little confidence the current measures will be sufficient.
No formal enforcement action or motion was recorded in the transcript during the meeting. The complaints were presented during public comment; no staff report or enforcement decision appears on the Feb. 24 meeting record. Residents were told to leave contact details on the sheet outside the meeting door for city follow-up.
