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Billings reviews speed/noise data and moves to pursue a local noise ordinance and targeted enforcement
Summary
City staff presented speed and noise monitoring data and a proposed noise ordinance that would give officers discretion to cite excessively loud vehicles; council asked staff to collect more data, provide cost estimates, and return with a redline ordinance and options for enforcement and fines.
Billings — City staff told the Billings City Council on Dec. 1 they will pursue a package of steps to address extreme speeding, street racing and loud vehicle noise — combining continued data collection, targeted enforcement and a proposed amendment to the city’s noise ordinance that would let officers cite plainly audible or otherwise unreasonably loud vehicle noise.
Chief Saint John presented enforcement options including targeted patrols, a portable parking‑lot ordinance the department can apply citywide with a proprietor’s permission, and a proposed amendment to the municipal noise ordinance that would expand officers’ discretion beyond the…
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