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Neighbors urge Dillon council to set low-frequency limits after loud concert
Summary
Multiple Dillon residents told the council that a June concert at the Dillon Amphitheater produced extreme low-frequency vibration and high decibel levels — including one account of "well over a 100 dB" and another measurement of 113 DBC inside a home — and urged the town to adopt industry standards, home-impact testing and automated enforcement.
Several Dillon residents appealed to the Dillon Town Council during the public-comment period to address persistent loud concerts at the Dillon Amphitheater and to adopt measurable limits and enforcement.
Susan Adams, who lives at 120 East Labonte Street, said the June 6 performance “didn't just push the envelope, it shattered it, blasting well over a 100 dB,” adding that low-frequency bass notes had set off car alarms and caused vibration in nearby homes. Adams said patrons streamed through private yards, creating safety hazards and violating property rights, and asked the council and the new administration to stop stonewalling and pursue both hard low-frequency limits and automated enforcement.
Other residents amplified those concerns. Ellen Robinson, an online commenter from 112 Leonte, urged the council to bring in the amphitheater’s sound staff for a technical briefing and to measure sound inside neighbor homes rather than relying on distant monitoring. Carrie Dawn said vibration readings in her home reached "113 in my house," described prolonged disturbance spanning pre-show sound checks and the performance, and urged adoption of industry-standard impact testing for homes 50–200 feet from the venue and technical fixes such as frequency swapping.
Several commenters framed the dispute as both a public-safety issue and a neighborhood-quality-of-life problem. While some speakers thanked the town for amenities such as the park and amphitheater, they said those benefits do not excuse what they described as unhealthy levels of vibration and nights lost to sleep deprivation.
Council did not take formal action on sound policy during the meeting. Staff and council members noted the limits of immediate council response during the public-comment period; staff has said it can coordinate follow-up, including discussions about testing, pricing and enforcement policy. The town did not vote on any new sound ordinance or enforcement mechanism at this meeting.
The council moved on after public comment to the next agenda items; residents requested that the town schedule technical testing and a staff briefing as a next step.
