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Residents deliver petition as Roselle board presses quiet-zone talks after spike in horn noise
Summary
Residents representing downtown condos and businesses urged the Village Board to pursue a federal- and state-level process to create a railway quiet zone along Roselle’s Main Street corridor; trustees and staff described regulatory complexity and said they will continue negotiations and host community engagement.
Frank Trocchio told the Village Board on Jan. 14 that downtown residents and businesses have collected more than 278 signatures seeking a quiet zone on Roselle’s Main Street corridor to reduce frequent train horn noise.
Trocchio said the noise from increased train traffic has reduced quality of life for people living near the tracks and has disrupted outdoor dining and community events. “It’s become a detriment to their quality of life,” he said, adding that the petition represents condominium and business support for quiet-zone work.
The petition and public comment prompted an extensive staff update during the village’s State of the Village presentation. Village leadership said the legal and technical path to a quiet zone is complicated by changes to federal and…
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