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Resident urges Gadsden City Council to review noise rules after prolonged dog-barking complaints
Summary
At the Nov. 25 council meeting, resident Kathy Vance described repeated, chronic dog-barking near her home and asked the council to remove the 10 p.m.–8 a.m. quiet-hours limitation so day-sleepers and others can seek relief; council members agreed to convene the Public Safety Committee for study.
KATHY VANCE, a lifelong Gadsden resident, told the City Council on Nov. 25 that persistent dog-barking near her home has made her unable to use her yard or sleep at times and urged the council to revise the city’s noise ordinance so it protects day-sleepers and others who need quiet during daytime hours.
"Please take the 10 at night to 8 in the morning out of the Unicode," Vance said, handing council members copies of the sections she had cited. She described multiple incidents…
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