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West Chester resident asks council to curb outdoor restaurant music during winter
Summary
A resident urged the West Chester Borough Council to consider a policy limiting outdoor music and street buskers in winter, saying persistent bass-level noise is driving tenants from upper-floor apartments; council said it will review the existing noise ordinance and report back.
Holly Brown, a West Chester resident, told the Borough Council on Monday that outdoor music played by restaurants and occasional buskers is making life untenable for upstairs tenants and asked council to begin a conversation about a winter restriction on exterior loudspeakers.
"I'm not asking for you to make a decision tonight, but I would ask you to ask the restaurants not to play music outside…
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