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Neighbors tell council Pratt Industries’ noise is harming nearby homes
Summary
Residents living near Pratt Industries on Departure Drive told the council the facility’s grinding and other operations create persistent nighttime noise, lower property values and health-and-quality-of-life problems; neighbors submitted a proposed ordinance amendment and asked staff to respond.
Residents near Pratt Industries urged the Raleigh City Council to address persistent noise they say comes from the company’s operations on Departure Drive.
"It's nothing you wanna live near," said Alicia Drees, a resident who described hearing a grinding sound in the evening and said she measured daytime noise at about 55 decibels. Drees said the facility’s operating hours at one point extended from about 5 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. and currently run roughly 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., and that the noise makes outdoor life and property sales difficult.
Horace Clemens, who has raised the issue with the council before, said the new city ordinance removed protections related to commercial activity adjacent to residential areas and that he provided the council a draft amendment to restore those protections. "I would like for you to give it serious consideration," Clemens said, asking for feedback on whether the council intends to act.
The concerns focused on the effect of continuous industrial noise on residential property, quality of life and neighborhood stability. Drees said the grinding noise "goes on for hours and hours and hours" and has left some nearby house values "in the tank." Clemens said the noise interferes with residents' ability to enjoy their homes and warned ongoing noise could hinder neighborhood redevelopment.
The clerk said staff would follow up with residents about the complaint. The public comment period did not include a council vote or formal staff response on the record about a timeline for action.
