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Neighbors press council over industrial car-wash noise, cite planning-board process failures
Summary
Residents complained about noise from an industrial car wash near Wegmans and called for the city to correct planning and notification shortcomings. Speakers said vacuums run at high volume, disturbing nearby households and preventing outdoor time for children.
Ithaca — Multiple neighbors told the Ithaca Common Council on Feb. 5 that an industrial car wash near Wegmans operates loud vacuum cleaners that violate the city’s noise standards and that the planning process has left nearby residents with limited remedies.
Meg Pritchard, who identified herself as a resident with two children, listed what she said were 11 code-related noise factors and said the business owner initially ran vacuums…
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