Residents press Town of Hempstead board on truck parking, tree preservation, leaf blowers and quality-of-life enforcement

Several residents used the Town of Hempstead public-comment period to raise safety, enforcement and environmental concerns, asking the board to clarify enforcement practices and to take targeted action on local problems.

Brandon Rebel, an Inwood resident, spoke at length about truck and industrial activity along Bayview Avenue adjacent to residential blocks. He described trucks blocking sidewalks, parking on unpaved grass, and large commercial vehicles using residential streets and loading areas. "This is dangerous," Rebel said, adding that children, seniors and weekend religious pedestrians are forced to share the road with tractor trailers. Rebel said neighbors believe a parcel rezoned to allow commercial activity was not properly noticed under town code "subsection 269.1(c)," and that residents "never saw a sign or receive[d] proper hearing notifications." He said trucks have blocked bus stops and school routes…