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Resident asks council to revisit noise ordinance; councilers and staff address recent flooding
Summary
A resident questioned a revised noise ordinance's construction-hours limits (read in the packet as 7 a.m.–7 p.m.), asking whether homeowners who work later can use power tools in the evening; council also heard concerns about basement flooding after heavy storms and directed residents to report incidents to Village Hall for county follow-up.
During public comment, a resident identified as Ellen Brown of 2017 Chestnut Street raised concerns about a recently passed noise ordinance and its construction-noise hours. Brown said the ordinance language read in the packet appears to limit construction noise to 7 a.m.–7 p.m., and asked whether that would prevent residents whose spouses work late from doing evening projects such as using a circular saw or compressor.
"My husband…
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