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Council to advertise public hearing for overnight concrete pours at Middletown middle/high school
Summary
Contractors requested a variance to the town noise ordinance to allow overnight concrete pours for decking on the new middle/high school; council voted to receive the request and advertise a public hearing after staff notifies abutters and posts the required seven‑day notices.
The Town Council voted to advertise a public hearing after receiving a noise‑variance request tied to the Middletown middle/high school construction.
Justin Bernard of Colliers submitted the communication asking for relief from the town’s post‑9 p.m. construction restriction so crews can complete overnight concrete pours required to finish metal decking. Ed Collins described the operation: crews will mobilize about 7 a.m., pump concrete to deck locations and then use power trowels to finish, a sequence Collins said "will take to, like, 01:00 in the morning" on pour nights.
Collins said the building will be wrapped and that the team expects the nearest neighborhood to see limited noise, but the nature of large pours can require working into late hours. He said the contractor will provide seven‑day notice to abutters and that the earliest possible hearing date was contingent on abutter notice delivery.
Council asked for detail on whether the variance targets hours or decibel levels; staff clarified the request is for extended hours (beyond the 9 p.m. cutoff), not an adjustment to the numeric decibel standard. Council members emphasized outreach: notifying the small group of nearby residents, posting updates online, and providing additional detail about how many nights the work is expected to continue over the three‑ to four‑month window described by staff.
A motion to receive the communication and advertise a public hearing was seconded and approved by voice vote. The council directed staff to file required notices to abutters and to return with specifics on proposed dates for the hearing and an estimate of how many nights the variance would be used.
