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Resident urges point‑of‑sale inspections for smoke and CO detectors
Summary
During public comment Jeff Sturgeon urged Council to consider a point‑of‑sale inspection requiring working smoke alarms and CO detectors—modeled on Willoughby—at an estimated $75 per inspection to improve residential safety.
Jeff Sturgeon of West 231 addressed the council during public comment to propose a point‑of‑sale inspection program requiring working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors before property sales. Sturgeon said he recently sold property in Willoughby where such inspections cost $75 and were conducted by fire personnel in about five to ten minutes; he argued the program would improve safety given prior local fire deaths and the rise in homes becoming rentals.
Sturgeon asked Council and Administration to consider adopting a similar requirement and pointed attendees to Willoughby’s program as a model. He also thanked departing Special Assistant to the Mayor Chuck Massarolo for assistance during the COVID era and wished him well.
