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Resident asks county to set decibel standard; officials point to fairgrounds meter and prior sound ordinance
Summary
A resident asked commissioners whether the county has adopted a decibel standard for noise enforcement; commissioners and staff said the fairgrounds now uses an accurate decibel meter and that a community-modeled sound ordinance was developed with homeowners' representatives.
During the public-comment portion of the Aug. 18 meeting, resident Joy Hearn asked whether Haywood County has a specific decibel standard that could be used to enforce noise complaints.
"It was from a World Health Organization if any progress has been made on setting a decibel level to kind of tweak the county ordinance," Hearn…
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