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Richfield resident urges police enforcement of speeding and modified-exhaust noise near Main Street Village
Summary
A resident told the council that repeated high-speed driving and loud modified exhausts near Main Street Village are causing sleep disturbance and safety concerns and urged police enforcement.
Philip Lohrey told the Richfield City Council during the Aug. 12 open forum that residents of Main Street Village at 76 in Lindell have experienced ongoing problems with speeding vehicles and extremely loud modified exhaust systems.
Lohrey said staff at the senior housing complex sent a letter in October 2024 to Police Chief Henthorn describing "reckless driving" and "horribly loud vehicles with their modified exhaust system," and that residents remain concerned a fatal collision is probable if the behavior continues. He said he was told the department would use two newly authorized officers to patrol the area, but that patrols have not occurred. "The problem is the noise. Residents can't sleep, can't think, can't live," Lohrey said.
Lohrey asked the council to use traffic enforcement, including issuing numerous speeding or disorderly-driving citations, to deter the behavior. He said city staff and some elected officials had visited the senior center and promised follow-up that he said had not happened. The council allowed the speaker three minutes and offered to speak with him after the meeting; no formal action or vote was taken during the session.
The council did not debate the issue on the record during the meeting; Mayor Supple invited staff to follow up with the resident and noted that open-meeting rules limit follow-up conversations with city staff to one or two council members present to avoid creating a quorum outside a public meeting.
