Resident urges action on early‑morning truck idling and noise; police say officers monitored site

At the Board of Supervisors meeting on Dec. 11, resident Robert (Bob) Feather told the board he and his neighbors have repeatedly raised complaints about noise, air pollution and trash from the shopping plaza behind their neighborhood and said previous communications have not solved the problem.

Feather cited a township engineer’s noise readings taken over six days and said his own 30‑foot measurements "have exceeded 82 decibels when you're standing 30 feet from the generation of this noise." He told the board refrigeration tractor‑trailers commonly arrive before 6 a.m. and idle in the loading dock, which he said creates ongoing disturbance and exhaust near homes.

Township staff and police responded that officers monitored the area and that the township has documentation of inspections. Police told the board that the engineering report indicated delivery trucks exceeded a decibel level of about 55 dB while arriving and departing but that an "excess noise disturbance was not recorded as the delivery trucks were being unloaded." Chief of Police Joseph Bartirilla said a truck‑enforcement officer visited the site multiple times (six visits cited for June) and that enforcement would continue; the chief asked residents to call the police when they observe violations so patrols can respond.

The exchange showed a factual disagreement about measurement timing and methodology: the resident said early‑morning idling at 5:30–6:00 a.m. was not captured in the township’s measurements, while police said their field checks had not documented ongoing idling violations during the times the enforcement officer observed the site. The board said staff would follow up with the shopping‑center management about promised improvements.

No regulatory penalty or formal enforcement action was recorded on the meeting agenda; staff reiterated they would continue checks and communications with property management.