Resident urges Park City to investigate nighttime noise, privacy issues at Pratt Industries

Madison Belrose, a homeowner in the Prairie Hills Association, told the Park City Council on March 10 that frequent nighttime noise and driver behavior at the Pratt Industries facility are disrupting nearby residents.

“Mornings we hear trucks beeping, forklifts dropping materials and honking regularly from about 10 p.m. to as early as 5 or 6 a.m.,” Belrose said, adding that she can hear the activity with doors and windows closed and while running a white-noise machine. She said drivers have whistled and yelled toward residents’ backyards where the winter tree line offers limited screening.

Belrose said neighbors are compiling evidence, including audio recordings and plans to use a decibel reader, and asked the city to consider nighttime observation or a third-party noise study to better document the impact.

Council members acknowledged the complaint during council comments. Councilwoman Linda Wester said she wanted staff to explore what the city could do to address the nuisance and whether the city could press Pratt Industries to improve screening or install a barrier.

The council did not vote or issue a directive during the meeting beyond asking staff and other members to review options; Belrose said residents will continue gathering documentation to share with the city.

The public forum comment was heard near the start of the March 10 meeting; the council’s next procedural step on the matter was not set during the session.