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Residents and firefighters voice noise, health and staffing concerns at council meeting
Summary
Residents reported 24/7 truck idling and diesel fumes in Suburban Woods and asked for enforcement; Suffolk Professional Firefighters described recruitment/retention and pay-compression problems and urged the city to fund the step plan and stipends to retain personnel.
At the non-agenda portion of the Dec. 17 meeting, Suburban Woods residents Janice Balm and Daryl Davis described persistent truck-idling, loud refrigeration units and diesel fumes from a yard adjacent to their neighborhood. Balm said the noise and fumes have left residents sleepless and concerned for health and safety; they asked city staff to accelerate enforcement and seek mitigation of the nuisance.
Council members acknowledged the problem and asked…
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