NORWICH – Residents from Guernsey Street and Henry Street in Norwich came together at the City of Norwich Common Council meeting telling members they are looking for answers to an ongoing drug problem in their neighborhood.

Seven residents each gave testimony to late night visitors, fighting, and drug paraphernalia at a residence along Guernsey Street and another along Henry Street.

David Connor, a Henry Street resident, began the discussion during the public forum by putting it simply, "We've had a very bad drug issue."

"Every night at two in the morning, four in the morning, six in the morning people come and go in the cars, carrying back packs. I've seen them doing stuff in my shared drive way, boiling stuff in pots. It's like Groundhogs Day, you wake up and it's the same thing every day."

"I used to sit on my porch without any fear, then I was threatened by the person on Henry Street and had to get an order of protection," continued Connor. “I’ve found syringes in my yard, I've found syringes in the streets, and I've found syringes in front of the county office building. This is getting out of control. I'd like to live there the rest of my life, but it's getting to the point where I am saying heck with it, I'm getting out of Norwich."