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Residents urge Forest Park council to address Crystal Car Wash noise, traffic and safety concerns
Summary
Two public comments — an emailed submission from Dr. Beatrix Booty and in-person remarks from Monica Burns — described persistent noise, traffic backups tied to Crystal Car Wash and urged the village to update and enforce local ordinances and host a recorded meeting with the owner.
Residents told the Village of Forest Park council on May 23 that noise and traffic from Crystal Car Wash are persisting problems that the village has not adequately addressed.
An emailed statement from Dr. Beatrix Booty said Crystal Car Wash opened in 2018 without a public hearing and has generated a “long slew of nuisance and noise complaints.” The email said the site currently has 27 vacuum stations and that the owner plans to add 17 more; using the arithmetic supplied in the email, that expansion would increase peak throughput by an estimated 102 cars per hour on top of the existing 162, creating a combined 264 cars…
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