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Noise complaint in Eyota not a city issue
Mon, Oct 29th, 2012
Posted in Eyota Government
Posted in Eyota Government
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City attorney Fred Suhler told the Eyota City Council that the city had no authority to enforce a noise complaint brought to them against a local business. Another issue was that there was only one resident in the area filing the complaint when there are 30 or 40 houses in the area.
The Eyota Market was monitored for noise produced from their cooling equipment. Monitoring services were completed by city deputy, Tracey Pagel, and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). The testing was done on two different residences. The residence of the complainant near Jefferson Avenue and Robert Avenue and the second residence on the north side of the market, which is the nearest point of human activity.
The noise levels at the first residence measured below daytime and nighttime standards. That means they complied with state guidelines. At the second residence, the levels were less than daytime standards but greater than nighttime standards. Neither site was monitored at nighttime. According to Suhler, the City of Eyota does not have the ordinance to enforce noise pollution complaints and this is an MPCA issue.
The city council approved WHKS & Company to complete the generator-ready project on the well house, ambulance garage, fire hall and city hall. The facilities are not currently set up to allow connection to a portable generator to provide power in case of emergencies. WHKS proposed a streamlined process that will save the city thousands of dollars. Project cost will be approximately $5,000.
Councilman Tyrel Clark recommended the council consider moving the date for automatic utility payments to the city. Clark said there was potential for more citizens to sign up for the program if the payment was taken out of their bank account after the 15th of the month. The council approved taking the payments out on the 16th of each month. The change is scheduled for January 2013.
The next meeting for the Arbor Garden expansion will be Thursday, November 1. The meeting will be to discuss direction for the project and estimated cost.
The Eyota Market was monitored for noise produced from their cooling equipment. Monitoring services were completed by city deputy, Tracey Pagel, and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). The testing was done on two different residences. The residence of the complainant near Jefferson Avenue and Robert Avenue and the second residence on the north side of the market, which is the nearest point of human activity.
The noise levels at the first residence measured below daytime and nighttime standards. That means they complied with state guidelines. At the second residence, the levels were less than daytime standards but greater than nighttime standards. Neither site was monitored at nighttime. According to Suhler, the City of Eyota does not have the ordinance to enforce noise pollution complaints and this is an MPCA issue.
The city council approved WHKS & Company to complete the generator-ready project on the well house, ambulance garage, fire hall and city hall. The facilities are not currently set up to allow connection to a portable generator to provide power in case of emergencies. WHKS proposed a streamlined process that will save the city thousands of dollars. Project cost will be approximately $5,000.
Councilman Tyrel Clark recommended the council consider moving the date for automatic utility payments to the city. Clark said there was potential for more citizens to sign up for the program if the payment was taken out of their bank account after the 15th of the month. The council approved taking the payments out on the 16th of each month. The change is scheduled for January 2013.
The next meeting for the Arbor Garden expansion will be Thursday, November 1. The meeting will be to discuss direction for the project and estimated cost.