Tonight is a big night.
Let me start at the beginning. When we moved to our street – it was a bad one. Our neighbors to the right of us dealt drugs, had garbage in their backyard, and front yard and had a population problem. The street was also known to be the late night spill of the numerous bars from Main Street. Fights, sex, and broken bottles were a nightly occurrence. If it wasn’t for the spacious apartment we would not have moved in.
We formed a neighborhood watch program with others on the street and we managed to help the police bust up the 2nd largest drug ring in Nyack. So with the dirty neighbors now gone we are faced with a new issue, which begins tonight. Directly behind our house is a fire house equipped with an old fashioned fire alarm. This alarm is so loud and piercing that when it goes off and if you are in the back yard, you have to go inside until it is over. It is not a normal alarm that has a long stream of noise, this one actually sounds like the horn at a soccer match. When the fire alarm goes off they have a series of codes that they use. More disturbing is when the first series of codes goes off (around 9 or 10 times) they repeat it one more time. We are so close to the city and also the Threw way that if there is an accident or an actual fire, they use it. Just imagine sleeping in on a Sunday morning and then hearing the alarm go off at 4 am. Forget going back to sleep after that.
So tonight we are meeting with the fire chief in regards to the noise pollution. I have done an extensive amount of research and we are ready. There was a gentleman that lived on the street last year who took the reading of the noise. He moved away, but our chairwoman ran into him today and he is giving us the information he has. He went to the village hall last year and they dismissed his findings on the fire alarm because he was one guy. So there are many of us that will be attending the town meeting on Thursday with his information as well as our own.. We not only have the meter reading but also healthy alternatives to a better response system for the fire department to use.
Also there was a house directly behind us that was sold to the fire department. They tore it down and now they are tarring down the old fire house (tomorrow) and rebuilding it behind us. The fire alarm will be shut down for 9 months. So I am happy that the guy gave us the information before this happened. There also are reports of Rats and bugs coming out of the fire house. When they tare it down those vermin will affect us. So, this is going to be a very busy week, one that I hope is positive. I will keep you updated.
Let me start at the beginning. When we moved to our street – it was a bad one. Our neighbors to the right of us dealt drugs, had garbage in their backyard, and front yard and had a population problem. The street was also known to be the late night spill of the numerous bars from Main Street. Fights, sex, and broken bottles were a nightly occurrence. If it wasn’t for the spacious apartment we would not have moved in.
We formed a neighborhood watch program with others on the street and we managed to help the police bust up the 2nd largest drug ring in Nyack. So with the dirty neighbors now gone we are faced with a new issue, which begins tonight. Directly behind our house is a fire house equipped with an old fashioned fire alarm. This alarm is so loud and piercing that when it goes off and if you are in the back yard, you have to go inside until it is over. It is not a normal alarm that has a long stream of noise, this one actually sounds like the horn at a soccer match. When the fire alarm goes off they have a series of codes that they use. More disturbing is when the first series of codes goes off (around 9 or 10 times) they repeat it one more time. We are so close to the city and also the Threw way that if there is an accident or an actual fire, they use it. Just imagine sleeping in on a Sunday morning and then hearing the alarm go off at 4 am. Forget going back to sleep after that.
So tonight we are meeting with the fire chief in regards to the noise pollution. I have done an extensive amount of research and we are ready. There was a gentleman that lived on the street last year who took the reading of the noise. He moved away, but our chairwoman ran into him today and he is giving us the information he has. He went to the village hall last year and they dismissed his findings on the fire alarm because he was one guy. So there are many of us that will be attending the town meeting on Thursday with his information as well as our own.. We not only have the meter reading but also healthy alternatives to a better response system for the fire department to use.
Also there was a house directly behind us that was sold to the fire department. They tore it down and now they are tarring down the old fire house (tomorrow) and rebuilding it behind us. The fire alarm will be shut down for 9 months. So I am happy that the guy gave us the information before this happened. There also are reports of Rats and bugs coming out of the fire house. When they tare it down those vermin will affect us. So, this is going to be a very busy week, one that I hope is positive. I will keep you updated.
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