Re: Digest for fcnb-fall-creek-noise-bunch@googlegroups.com - 2 Messages in 1 Topic

[Tom Clavel]

This is a problem to bring to our Common Council reps. They are in position to talk to DPW about making arrangements with the contractor, and they are on the body that decides on the budget.  If the city is going to consider paying more for special services or additional equipment, Deb and Chris are in position to advocate for the expense, if they choose to. 

I have a neighbor who moved from Fall Creek in part because the trucks stopped by their corner house twice every othe Monday.  -Tom

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• [ FCNA Ithaca ] 4 o'clock in the morning recycling truck? [2 Updates]

 [ FCNA Ithaca ] 4 o'clock in the morning recycling truck?

"Michael Pastore, Zorba Press" <zorba...@gmail.com> Nov 12 08:06AM -0500  

Re: Loud Noise From Recycling Trucks at 4 a.m.
 
Sleep is essential for good health and happiness.
 
I do not understand why we have been so forgiving about this perennial
problem.
This din is not an inevitable act of Destiny that can never be challenged
and changed.
 
We do not live in a big city with continuously crowded streets: there are
only a few hours every day when Fall Creek endures "heavy traffic" that
would slow down these trucks and inconvenience pedestrians and other
vehicles.
 
There are a number of alternatives:
 
--The recycling company could hire more staff and more vehicles
-- They could use a newer, quieter trucks
-- The trucks could come after morning rush hour
--The trucks could come at 6 am not 4 a.m.
--The company could rotate the route, so that other neighborhoods in their
route hear the war sounds before the morning birds are singing
--Our city should hire a recycling company that is sensitive to the issue
of making noise in the middle of the night.
 
A later recycling pickup would improve the quality of life of the
neighborhood residents, and the also improve the work experience of the
drivers of these trucks.
 
Will anyone take the lead on this project, by first creating a petition ?
 
Michael Pastore
 
Michael Pastore: Novelist, Poet, Publisher
Zorba Press | http://www.ZorbaPress.com
 
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Thoreau Bound: A Utopian Romance in the Isles of Greece
http://zorbapress.com/?page_id=170
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http://zorbapress.com/?page_id=168
 
 


 

Joyce Lovelace <jll...@gmail.com> Nov 12 08:13AM -0500  

I agree that it would seem that a different schedule would make more sense.
We never seem to get much sympathy on the FCNA site about noise - unless it
is about someone's dog - a problem I have not experienced. I have taken to
wearing ear plugs on Sunday night so that I can sleep through it. I also
wear them on nights the bar is having a busy evening.
 
 
 
 
On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 8:06 AM, Michael Pastore, Zorba Press <
 
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[Michael Pastore, Zorba Press]

Thanks for these leads, Tom.
And I would want this change to be made without any additional cost to the city; just more thought and consideration by the service providers.

Michael

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