Neighbors demand records and safety fixes after Nov. 11 fire at 254 Franklin Street

Maureen Chang, a resident of 252 Franklin Street, told the borough council on Dec. 11 that a fire at the neighboring property, 254 Franklin Street, nearly cost her family their lives and exposed serious failures in permitting and zoning enforcement. Chang said she submitted a Right‑to‑Know request in August for all documentation related to the recovery house at 254 Franklin and received only six pages, without a supporting narrative, safety plan, evidence of a special exemption for off‑street parking, or documentation explaining how a duplex was recorded as a single‑family detached dwelling. "That misclassification is not a clerical error," Chang said, noting it affects fire separation, occupancy limits and emergency response requirements. She asked council to provide complete records, explain the misclassification in writing, permanently deny reoccupation until…