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Residents press Matthews leaders for action over noise, alleged misconduct at neighboring nursing facility
Summary
Residents from the Abington neighborhood urged the Matthews Board of Commissioners to intervene over persistent nighttime truck traffic, loud music, HVAC noise and alleged refuse and drug activity at the Matthews Health and Rehab facility, and the board asked staff and police to follow up.
Amanda Brown, an Abington resident, told the Board of Commissioners on March 23 that long-running noise and behavior around the Matthews Health and Rehab facility have eroded neighbors’ quality of life. "I am here this evening to talk with you about the egregious and obnoxious noise that comes from the Matthews Health and Rehab Facility," Brown said, reading a log of incidents that included trucks arriving before 6 a.m., car alarms at 3 a.m., loud music and allegedly offensive refuse on adjacent property.
Brown listed five remedies she and…
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