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Residents urge limits on amplified plaza concerts after repeated late‑night disturbance
Summary
Neighbors near the Wellmont plaza told the council the amplified music from recent concerts carries into adjacent apartment buildings late into the night and asked the township to enforce decibel limits, shorten end times and clarify which office liaises with the developer and event organizers.
Several nearby residents told the Sept. 3 meeting that amplified concerts at the Wellmont plaza have created persistent noise disturbances late into the evening and urged the council to require lower amplification or earlier end times.
"It felt like the drums are in my living room," said a resident who lives within a few hundred feet of the plaza. Residents asked whether the town permits the event vans and who serves as liaison with the Wellmont and the plaza developer. They asked for decibel monitoring and a limit on end times (one resident suggested 8:30 p.m.).
Deputy Mayor Susan Shin Anderson said the town would investigate; she acknowledged the existing noise ordinance is subjective and that the township has been discussing adopting a state model ordinance with objective decibel levels and measurement procedures. She also said she would obtain clearer information on the agreement with the developer and any event-permit authority.
The exchange reflected frustration among about 170 households the residents said are affected; officials asked residents to submit contact information so staff could follow up and promised to look into enforcement and developer agreements.
Next steps: Township staff will review the noise-ordinance language, investigate the developer agreement and event permit terms, and contact affected residents with follow-up details.
