SPRINGFIELD — Parents no longer let their children walk to the bus stop, traffic has become chaotic and people are smoking in the parking lot since a new marijuana dispensary moved into a Pine Point neighborhood.

About 35 people who live on Lamont, Fargo and other nearby streets gathered at Balliet School Wednesday to say since EMBR moved into their neighborhood life has been a nightmare of noise, trash and traffic.

City Councilor Lavar Click-Bruce organized the public meeting after hearing many and varied complaints, bringing together residents, police and EMBR to try to find solutions.