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Gun-range members urge Redmond to revise draft noise ordinance, warn hours limits could worsen noise
Summary
Members of the Interlake Sporting Association and other residents urged the city to avoid strict operating-hour limits in a draft noise ordinance and instead pursue sound-abatement measures; a commenter read a sound consultant memo warning compressed hours could raise decibel peaks.
Redmond — Dozens of residents and members of the Interlake Sporting Association told the Redmond City Council on Jan. 6 that a draft noise ordinance under consideration could unintentionally increase neighborhood noise if it restricts operating hours.
Nathan Gibbs, who identified himself as a member of the Interlake Sporting Association, said shortening hours would concentrate activity and increase peak noise levels. "Shortening our hours is unlikely to have the desired effect... A better alternative ... is sound abatement technology," Gibbs said, listing berm enlargement, additional walls and overhead sound screens as possible measures.
Other speakers from the range echoed that view. John Duncan said the club runs community…
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