CASSADAGA — The village fire hall’s siren “has created a hardship in my own home,” resident Michaela Lemelin told the village board at its September meeting.

Lemelin, who lives two doors away from the fire hall at 39 Maple Street, fought back tears as she told the board the high volume of the siren has created severe health problems for her daughter.

She said she measured the noise level of the siren recently at 107 decibels at the Cassadaga Post Office, which is further away from the siren than her house. While she respects the work of first responders, she said she is just looking out for her family. “I don’t want to take legal action … however I won’t jeopardize my daughter,” she said.

“I’ve made quite a fuss about it on Facebook,” she added. “A lot of people are willing to sign a petition about it.” Lemelin asked the uses for the siren. Deputy Mayor Bill Astry told her it blows a long cycle for an emergency call that demands an ambulance, and a short cycle for a fire call.

Mayor Mary Jo Bauer told Lemelin she should take the matter up with the village fire department. “That’s the first step,” she said.

The siren broke, and was fixed, twice in recent years: in 2016 and this past spring.

Also at the meeting, resident Barry Wilcox wanted to know what action was being taken on what he said were safety violations found at the Red House in July. Wilcox has had complaints about the building in the past, used as a venue for weddings and other gatherings, but no longer operating as a for-profit establishment after officials found it was not zoned for business.

Wilcox reiterated his past concerns about the noise level at Red House events. “Call the police,” Bauer said. She added that zoning code violations were up to the Zoning Board of Appeals to enforce.

The mayor added, “We don’t have any report on the violations — nothing but what we’ve heard from people. You can’t act on hearsay.”

Village Attorney Bill Duncanson said he did have a copy of the Red House inspection report, and would forward it to board members. However, he added, since the village does not currently have a code enforcement officer after the resignation of Rod Lind, there is little it can do at the moment.

Steve Wickmark, Red House owner, said later in the meeting, “There was a review of our property at our invitation … There was a letter about some concerns that might arise if we are ever a business again.”