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Highland Park residents call on Middletown to curb early‑morning idling trucks and air/noise impacts
Summary
Residents complained that refrigeration and tractor‑trailer trucks idle for hours behind a shopping center, producing noise and diesel exhaust that they say reaches homes; township staff described engineer decibel studies and meetings with the shopping center and trucking interests.
A Highland Park resident told the Middletown Township Board on June 12 that refrigerated trucks and tractor‑trailers regularly idle near homes and create intolerable noise and exhaust early in the morning.
Bob Feather (96 Highland Parkway) said the problem has worsened over years and that trucks often park and run engines for long stretches in front of homes. He said he has taken decibel readings himself and reported readings…
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