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Morganton council adopts ordinance limiting amplified sound at permitted events
Summary
Morganton’s City Council on Nov. 3 unanimously approved amendments to the city code to limit interference with permitted events by restricting amplified sound.
Morganton’s City Council on Nov. 3 unanimously approved amendments to parts of the city’s code intended to limit interference with permitted events by restricting amplified sound.
Police Chief Ryan Landers told council that the proposed changes address a national trend of outside groups using amplified sound at permitted events, which he said "creates conflict. It starts with verbal and has a tendency to escalate into physical conflict, and we don't want that here." Landers said the change aims to limit the manner in which people…
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