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Residents urge action as council acknowledges gap in noise ordinance affecting Africa Town businesses
Summary
Residents and neighborhood advocates told the Mobile City Council that commercial operations near Africa Town are producing disruptive noise that current city law does not allow police to cite; city staff and council members agreed to review and likely amend the noise ordinance to cover business operations near homes.
Residents of Africa Town told the Mobile City Council on Feb. 24 that commercial activity adjacent to their neighborhood is producing persistent, disruptive noise and that current city rules limit enforcement.
"I'm asking you, relocate them and untie Mobile Police Department here so they can help us out," resident Walter Moore said, describing loud industrial sounds coming from companies he identified near his house. Moore said noises from tailgates and equipment occur frequently through the…
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