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Cave City council amends Entertainment District noise hours, creates monitoring committee
Summary
Cave City on Feb. 16 adopted Ordinance 26-16-2 changing noise-hour rules for the Entertainment Destination Center and authorized a mayoral-appointed committee of a council member, a police officer and a citizen to monitor noise and report back after resident complaints about late-night music.
The Cave City Council on Feb. 16 approved Ordinance 26-16-2, amending the city’s noise ordinance as it applies to the Entertainment Destination Center, and authorized the mayor to appoint a three-person committee to monitor noise from licensed alcohol facilities.
City Attorney Bobby Richardson read the ordinance during the special meeting. Beverly Ford moved to adopt the change and Andrew Bagshaw seconded; the council then opened discussion. Resident Greg Hogan of 102 Railroad St. told the council he had heard music from the Roxglass Music Venue after 10 p.m., prompting Mayor Hatcher to propose a committee made up of one council member, one police officer and one citizen to check noise levels and communicate periodically with licensed venues.
The council recorded roll-call votes as follows: Denny Doyle — yes; Andrew Bagshaw — yes; Clifton Parsley — yes; Beverly Ford — yes; Leticia Cline — abstained; Ronald Coffey — yes. The meeting minutes state the ordinance and the committee authorization were “Approved, 6-0.” The minutes list Cline’s abstention but nonetheless record approval in the same line.
Mayor Hatcher was authorized to appoint the committee to communicate with licensed alcohol facilities in the Entertainment District and to report back to the council with possible solutions for noise emanating after 10:00 p.m. The council did not specify a timeline for the committee’s report during the meeting.
The committee authorization follows a resident complaint about late-night music and is intended to provide fact-finding and a local, ongoing method for addressing noise concerns before the council considers further ordinance changes or enforcement actions.
