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Committee OKs new noise penalties and debates exemptions for city event sites
Summary
Middletown’s committee approved a revised two-tier fine structure for the noise ordinance and debated whether to exempt specific riverfront amphitheater sites or all city property; the committee left the location language as drafted and advanced fines with unanimous support.
The committee advanced changes to Middletown’s noise ordinance that set clearer fine levels and considered an exemption for riverfront amphitheater sites funded with ARPA dollars.
Attorney Wozniksi described a recommended two-tier penalty schedule after a three-tier proposal exceeded state statutory limits. Chair and members discussed specific dollar amounts on the record; the chair summarized earlier conversations: "we did have a conversation about the $100 finding the 1st event and then increasing it to $250." The committee moved and unanimously approved the fine schedule before debating location-based exemptions.
Members then debated whether to list three specific addresses for a time-limited exemption tied to the amphitheater or to exempt all city-owned property. Questions centered on equity (other venues), enforceability and precedent from peer towns. After discussion the committee voted to keep the addresses as submitted and advance the item to the council for final consideration.
