Resident tells Bradford City Council diesel fumes, overnight idling from semi trucks disrupt sleep on Sherman Street

Jeff Carr, a resident of 26 Sherman Street, told the Bradford City Council during public comment that semi trucks parked in a nearby driveway are starting and running between about 2 a.m. and 4 a.m., sending diesel fumes into his home and waking him at night.

"I got a question about semi trucks parking in their own driveway, which they're starting up at 02:00 in the morning on until 04:00. And the fumes come right in the house when we got the windows open. I mean, you can smell is diesel fuel," Carr said.

Carr said the vehicle commonly backs in and out of the driveway — which he described as tearing up the street when the driver turns — and that the truck is sometimes left running for extended periods to warm up. He asked the council to address the situation.

Council members and staff present told Carr they would take his contact information and follow up with code enforcement. The meeting transcript records a council or staff speaker saying, "Make sure she has your information. We'll take care of it," but the speaker was not identified by name in the record.

The complaint was raised during the meeting's public comment period and there was no formal motion recorded on the floor related to the matter. The transcript does not specify any immediate enforcement action, ordinance number, or timeline for follow-up.

The complaint identifies the affected location as Sherman Street and the person raising it as Jeff Carr of 26 Sherman Street. The duration and frequency Carr described—roughly 2:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m.—are his account as stated to the council; the transcript does not provide any subsequent enforcement updates or staff reports on the record.