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Resident urges review of Peru noise ordinance after "air dancer" hum blamed for sleep, health problems
Summary
Susan Green told the council that a gas station's inflatable advertising device produced a constant humming since mid-June that she says has disrupted sleep and produced tinnitus in her 83-year-old husband; councilors directed the ordinance review committee to examine the noise rules and measurement tools.
Susan Green, a West Main Street resident, asked the council to review the city's noise ordinance after she said an inflatable "air dancer" at a nearby Conoco Station produced a constant humming that began around June 15 and continued day and night.
"It went 24/7… my husband is 83. He has now been to the doctor 4 times. They've run an MRI on him. He developed a severe issue with tinnitus where he can't sleep," Green said, asking the city to expand the ordinance to cover machinery, not only music.
Green told the council a police officer visited, heard the noise and reported his hands were tied because "the noise ordinance pertains only to music. It does not pertain to machinery," and that the city's decibel meter was too sensitive to environmental noise. Council members said they would refer the matter to the ordinance review committee and review measurement approaches.
A councilor suggested that if the ordinance is updated, a ban or specific prohibition could be considered. Council members agreed to have the ordinance review committee examine whether the city's current rules and equipment measure and address the reported harms.
