Amazon’s Prime Air drone delivery option launched recently in the south and southwest suburbs, catching some residents and officials off guard and raising questions about noise and safety.
Drone delivery began from Amazon’s Markham location Oct. 12, and is available in a 7.5-mile radius around the distribution center, 2201 W. 159th St. Communities in the radius include Homewood, Harvey and South Holland.
“It’s new,” said Homewood Mayor Rich Hofeld. “You just don’t know until you look up and there it is.”
Homewood didn’t receive any warning or communication from Amazon before the service launched, Hofeld said.
The Prime Air service will soon begin from the Matteson location, 7001 Vollmer Road, Amazon economic development manager Sam Bailey said, though he didn’t give an exact date.
“What we’ve found is this service is in high demand here in Markham,” Bailey said.
The Markham site has generally hit its maximum capacity of 300 drone orders daily, Bailey…
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