Carver Village residents say production company’s noise continues to strain their daily lives

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) -Long-term Carver Village residents say production noises from across the street have disrupted their homes for nearly two years, with some saying the noise is loud enough to shake their houses’ foundations.

Louvenia German said her family has lived on the block since the 1920s. She said the home was meant to be a generational home but has become a place she can hardly stand to be.

“Oh, Poet has ruined my life, especially my hearing,” German said.

Anna Kennedy Wilson, another Carver Heights resident, said the shaking is a regular occurrence.

“And sometimes, your house, will, shake, it shakes, your house shakes,” Wilson said.

Noise blamed on nearby biofuel terminal

German said the noise comes from Poet, a biofuel company. Poet describes itself as a global leader in sustainable bioproducts.

Savannah Marine Terminal previously occupied the same location. German said she never had noise problems with that company’s production.

German said the noise now happens like clockwork every morning.

“And this is just not how a person is supposed to be living in the comfort of their home,” German said.

Company provided temporary apartment

German said the noise got so bad that Poet rented her an apartment in Pooler for several months while the company was supposed to be working on a solution to lower the noise level.

“The noise was still there. The smell was still there. The cranes are still there. And the containers are still there. So they didn’t do anything but just put me up in a motel for four months and that was it,” German said.

Residents say stress has affected their health

German and other neighbors say the stress from the ongoing noise has built up over the years and is affecting their physical health.

“Can you imagine a huge three-ton crane lifting up containers adjacent to your house and they just set them down very noisily,” German said.

German said she wants the company to address the issue permanently.

“They’ve had enough time to move back, purchase some more property, or either put a sound barrier. That’s what they need to do,” German said.

WTOC has reached out to Poet for comment on the production noise levels and whether the company has solutions for affected residents. Poet has not responded.

This story will be updated online when a response is received.