Take Action
Six things you can do right now
Start with the appeal. Then file a complaint every night the noise wakes you. Every script below has a copy button, so you don't have to think about what to say.
Action 1Most important
Appeal the overnight waivers
Both waivers state that anyone aggrieved "may appeal pursuant to City of Stamford Code of Ordinances Sec. 164-11.A.(5)." This is the official process for challenging them. Every resident who appeals adds weight.
Send to: Jody Bishop-Pullan, Director of Health & Human Services, 888 Washington Boulevard, Stamford, CT 06901
How: Email, or mail or deliver a signed copy. Keep a copy and note the date you sent it.
Deadline and procedure: [To confirm: appeal deadline and filing steps under Sec. 164-11.A.(5)]
Subject: Appeal of Temporary Noise Waivers NW-26-99 and NW-26-101 — 650 Atlantic Street
Dear Director Bishop-Pullan, I am a resident of Stamford, and I am aggrieved by Temporary Noise Waivers NW-26-99 and NW-26-101, issued to United Civil for overnight use of the laydown yard at 650 Atlantic Street. Each waiver states: "Any person aggrieved by this Waiver may appeal pursuant to City of Stamford Code of Ordinances Sec. 164-11.A.(5)." I am submitting this letter as my appeal under that section. My grounds: 1. The yard is surrounded by homes. Overnight loading, dropped materials, tailgate impacts, idling diesel engines and backup alarms are waking residents, including young children, between 8 PM and 5 AM. 2. The waiver applications themselves list the equipment at 84–85 dB. The nighttime limit for residential areas under Chapter 164 is 45 dB(A). 3. The Department has received complaints about this site since January 2026, and an inspector documented the noise and idling as a nuisance. 4. In May 2026, the contractor told the Department it did not expect to need overnight access to the yard until Winter 2026 or early Spring 2027. I ask that the Department: - Suspend overnight work under these waivers while this appeal is considered - Grant no further extensions or new waivers for this site - Hold a hearing at which affected residents can be heard - Provide a written decision on this appeal Sincerely, [Your name] [Your address, Stamford, CT] [Date]
Action 2
File a complaint every night it happens
Every complaint goes on the city's record. One complaint per household, every night it happens, shows this is constant, not occasional. Ask your neighbors to file too.
Phone: Environmental Health: (203) 977-4363
Tip: File the same night if you can. Save your request number, and a photo, video or dB reading if you have one.
Noise complaint: overnight work at the United Civil laydown yard, 650 Atlantic Street (between Atlantic St and Garden St), South End. Date: [date] Time: [start time] to [end time] What I heard: [e.g. scraping, dropping of materials, tailgates slamming, idling diesel engines, backup alarms] Reading (if you have one): [dB reading and the app used] Effect: [e.g. woke my children at 2 AM] This site operates under overnight noise waivers NW-26-99 and NW-26-101. Please log this complaint and send an inspector during the overnight hours.
Action 3
Call or email Jody Bishop-Pullan
She signed the waivers. Calls and emails to her office create a record that this is not going away.
Phone: (203) 977-5600
Email: JPullan@StamfordCT.gov
When: Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM–4:30 PM
Hello, my name is [your name] and I live in Stamford. I'm calling about the overnight noise waivers the Health Department issued to United Civil for the laydown yard at 650 Atlantic Street, numbers NW-26-99 and NW-26-101. Trucks and equipment are working there between 8 PM and 5 AM next to homes. It is waking families, including children. The waivers now run through December 6. I'm asking Director Bishop-Pullan not to extend these waivers and to stop overnight work at this site. Please log my call and let me know what the Director plans to do.
Subject: Stop overnight work at 650 Atlantic Street — waivers NW-26-99 / NW-26-101
Dear Director Bishop-Pullan, I am a Stamford resident writing about the overnight noise waivers issued to United Civil for the laydown yard at 650 Atlantic Street (NW-26-99 and NW-26-101). These waivers allow work from 8 PM to 5 AM beside homes, now through December 6, 2026. The waiver applications list the equipment at 84–85 dB. The nighttime residential limit under Chapter 164 is 45 dB(A). Residents have been filing complaints about this site since January. I ask that you: 1. Grant no further extensions or new waivers for this site 2. End overnight work under the current waivers 3. Reply with the action you plan to take Sincerely, [Your name] [Your address, Stamford, CT]
Action 4
Email your District 3 representatives
Your representatives can press the Health Department and the Mayor's office. They need to hear from constituents.
- Rep. Terry B. Adamstadams@stamfordct.gov(203) 325-3786
- Rep. Chanta GrahamCGraham2@stamfordCT.gov(203) 274-0940
Mail: c/o Board of Representatives, 888 Washington Boulevard, PO Box 10152, Stamford, CT 06904-2152
Mayor's office: (203) 977-4150
Subject: Overnight industrial work next to homes at 650 Atlantic Street
Dear Representatives Adams and Graham, I am your constituent in District 3, living at [your address]. I am asking for your help with overnight work at the United Civil laydown yard at 650 Atlantic Street in the South End. The Department of Health has issued overnight noise waivers for this site (NW-26-99 and NW-26-101). Trucks and equipment now work between 8 PM and 5 AM beside homes, on approved nights through December 6, 2026. Neighbors have been complaining to the city since January. Please: 1. Contact Director of Health Jody Bishop-Pullan and ask that no further waivers be granted for this site 2. Raise this with the Mayor's office 3. Let me know what action you plan to take Sincerely, [Your name] [Your address]
Action 5
Tell CT DEEP what's happening
DEEP issued permit CTR100186 for this project. Its record lists the work location as 64 Rapids Road to 95 Hamilton Avenue, not this yard. Telling DEEP puts the yard's conditions on the state's record.
Phone: (860) 424-3000
Online: portal.ct.gov/deep
Subject: Overnight noise and diesel exhaust at a site linked to permit CTR100186 — Stamford
To the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection: I am writing to inform DEEP about conditions connected to work under DEEP permit CTR100186 (Eversource duct bank project, Stamford). The contractor, United Civil, uses a laydown yard at 650 Atlantic Street in Stamford's South End. The yard is surrounded by homes. Under city noise waivers, trucks and equipment operate there between 8 PM and 5 AM. Residents report repeated overnight impact noise, idling diesel engines, exhaust and dust. I note that the permit record lists the project location as 64 Rapids Road to 95 Hamilton Avenue, not this yard. I ask DEEP to review whether the yard's operation is covered by and consistent with the permit, and to keep this message on record. Sincerely, [Your name] [Your address, Stamford, CT]
Every call, complaint and email matters. You are not alone in this.