Residents tell Munhall council loud patio music and late-night noise persist at West Virginia Avenue bar

Several residents told the borough council during public comment that a bar with an outdoor patio at 114 West Virginia Avenue is producing sustained, bass-heavy music and loud patron noise in the evenings.

David Bortles, who identified himself as a resident at 114 West Virginia Avenue, described repeated incidents of loud music and said the disturbance typically runs from about 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. or later. "It's just that loud music coming from opening the door with the jukebox or the outside speaker system they have going on. And it's just you can't hear the music. All you hear is a boom boom boom," Bortles said. He and other residents said police respond promptly when they call nonemergency dispatch and that officers have quieted the bar during enforcement visits, but the disturbance recurs nightly.

Other residents said that even after the music is silenced, loud patron conversation and occasional late‑night confrontations keep neighborhood noise levels high. Commenters asked whether police could increase random patrols during evening hours or whether council and staff could seek regulatory remedies beyond 911 calls. Council members encouraged residents to continue calling police and said they would follow up with enforcement staff and the solicitor about ordinance enforcement and possible administrative remedies.

Why this matters: Sustained late‑night noise can affect residents' sleep and property enjoyment; council members said enforcement is reactive and asked staff to explore options for improved deterrence or nuisance-abatement tools.