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Resident urges Kenmore to pilot noise-monitoring cameras; council says staff will convene vendor meeting
Summary
A Kenmore resident urged the City Council to consider a camera-based noise enforcement pilot used by neighboring cities; council members said staff will schedule follow-up meetings with the vendor and the police chief.
A Kenmore resident asked the City Council on Monday to pursue a pilot program that uses camera-based sensors to detect illegally modified vehicle exhaust and other noise violations.
The request came from Steve Yoder, who said he lives in Inglewood Shores and described chronic noise from modified mufflers as a public-health and safety problem. "Our roads are not racetracks," Yoder said, arguing that the technology exists now to document high-confidence incidents and begin an education and enforcement process.
The appeal was part of the public-comment period. The council did not vote…
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