Bus depot variance (ZBA-26-5)

Opposed — says backup alarms will still be audible even with buses moved, and diesel smells will still blow toward the neighborhood from the west side of the building.

Opposed — describes a noisy, industrializing pressure on Keene's oldest street, questions road capacity for buses, and notes buses serve far more than school runs (events, charters, festivals).

Opposed — lives in the oldest house on Marlboro Street; worries about diesel particulates, winter inversion layers, and who will enforce the rules when nobody's watching.

Opposed — referenced his prior testimony, showed a photo of typical asphalt-plant haze hanging over the neighborhood, and said he doesn't want more pollution added.

Opposed — 56-year resident who says conditions have steadily declined; fears 6 a.m. bus noise in summer and falling property values.

Opposed — a diesel-exhaust scientist who cited research linking diesel exposure to deaths and hospitalizations, questioned anti-idling enforcement, and noted her census tract is among the most socially vulnerable in the state.

Opposed — a state representative on the House Environment and Agriculture Committee who urged the board to weigh the cumulative impact of added noise and fumes on a neighborhood already hosting industry.

Opposed — lives on Lorraine Street and says Route 101 and Eastern Ave. are already noisy cut-throughs; wanted her opposition on the record.

Opposed — owns several historic properties on Marlboro Street and repeatedly asked who would monitor and enforce limits if STA grows its fleet or adds weekend events.