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Resident says noise ordinance enforcement is failing after repeated loud-party complaints
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Summary
A resident told council that repeated loud parties near his home have produced windows-rattling noise and that, despite multiple police calls, no municipal-court citations have been filed since January.
Sean Hamlett of Fairview Avenue told council he has experienced what he called the worst year for noise in a decade, saying loud backyard parties frequently rattle windows and persist despite repeated calls to police. Hamlett said he had contacted police on multiple dates and that officers visited the offending house and temporarily lowered music, but the loud gatherings resumed within 30 minutes in several instances.
Hamlett told council he consulted police, prosecutors and outside legal analysis and concluded the city's noise ordinance is difficult to enforce before 10 p.m.; he said, "since January, there have been 0 cases on the municipal court docket for the violation of the ordinance." He urged stronger enforcement and said the lack of citations allowed repeat offenses.
Council President Macquarie acknowledged the comments and thanked Hamlett for bringing the issue to the record. The transcript contains no council vote or immediate policy change on noise enforcement during the meeting.
What’s next: The comment was entered into the record; the transcript records no immediate administrative action or formal direction to change enforcement practice during this session.
