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Council members relay Dana Street complaints, praise DPW response to storm and raise local code concerns
Summary
Council members described several neighborhood complaints on Dana Street (noise, apparent backyard vehicle operations, tree encroachment, drainage visits), praised DPW for fast storm cleanup after recent storms, and raised issues about street paving, an RV in a parking lot and garbage piling on Linden Street.
During the council’s public-comment segment, a councilmember summarized multiple constituent complaints about Dana Street properties and local street conditions.
The councilmember said residents reported that 257 Dana Street appeared to have its backyard paved with a light-colored material and that up to 15 cars come and go frequently, prompting concerns the site could be operating as a vehicle-repair business. “The backyard of the guy completely paved his backyard with white bridal, 15 cars, works on them constantly in and out all hours of the day including in the morning,” the councilmember said. The same speaker relayed additional issues at 241, 245 and 247 Dana Street—tree encroachments, recurring loud alarm noises tied to a doorbell-type device and requests for no-parking striping.
Separately, the councilmember and the mayor discussed recent storm damage and cleanup. Councilmembers praised the Department of Public Works for rapid removal of downed trees and agreed residents would likely have larger-than-normal yard-waste collections after the storm; residents asked whether the city could accept increased volumes.
A different councilmember praised a recent concert at Kirby Park and thanked police, fire and DPW staff for their roles in the event’s success. That speaker also raised two local code-enforcement items: an RV remaining in the Saver Room parking lot reportedly with its door off, and continuing piles of garbage along Linden Street.
What was not recorded: these remarks were conveyed as constituent complaints and observations; the transcript excerpt does not record follow-up commitments, enforcement actions, citations, or specific responses from enforcement staff.
