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Wissahickon board rejects $370,000 sound‑wall plan for middle school chiller after neighbors, members raise doubts
Summary
Neighbors and board members debated a proposed $370,000 sound wall to reduce noise from the Wissahickon Middle School outdoor chiller; the board voted down the proposal and asked staff to research alternatives including returning to a water‑cooled system.
The Wissahickon School District Board debated and then voted down a $370,000 proposal to build a sound wall around the air‑cooled chiller at Wissahickon Middle School, after neighbors and several board members questioned whether the wall would reliably meet township noise limits.
Neighbors told the board the unit has produced “relentless blaring sound” that reaches backyards and athletic fields. Irene Lewis, a nearby resident, played a recording at the meeting and said the noise “stretches into the woods and into our backyards and down onto our streets.” Eric Rudolph of Lower Gwynedd Township urged the board to…
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