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Resident tells trustees a Merrick Road car wash is littering and blocking sidewalks
Summary
A resident told the Village of Valley Stream board that a car wash on Merrick Road routinely discards trash and parks vehicles in the street, obstructing pedestrians. The meeting record shows code enforcement reported issuing a summons last week and said it is following up.
A resident raised a public-safety and nuisance complaint at the Village of Valley Stream meeting, saying a nearby car wash on Merrick Road has been discarding trash and parking vehicles in the street, creating hazards for pedestrians.
"When they're cleaning cars, they just take the garbage from the cars and put it on the ground," the resident said, adding the problem has worsened in recent months and that employees park in the street, forcing pedestrians to walk into Merrick Road.
The resident said they had spoken with code enforcement. An unidentified official at the meeting replied that code enforcement had issued summonses to the business last week and that enforcement would continue to follow up.
The transcript records the complaint during the public-comment portion of the meeting and shows board members acknowledging the report. The record does not include further detail on the business name beyond the location description or any immediate board directive beyond confirming code-enforcement action had been taken.
