The board voted to create a re-education program on the existing noise ordinance, as well as a registration system for landscapers with decals for their vehicles. The Board chair Joel Muhlbaum said there would need to be “buy-in” from Greenwich Police Dept and the Chief of Police because they would be in charge of enforcing the ordinance. Continue Reading →
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TALKING TRANSPORTATION: NIMBYS And Noise
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“… life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”. That’s what the Declaration of Independence sought for us. But how can we be “happy” with so much noise in our lives? – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, clear cutting, Jim Cameron, noise pollution
Neighborhood Citizens Against I-95 Noise to Host Info Session
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Neighborhood Citizens Against I-95 Noise, a newly formed bi-partisan group, is holding a public forum on Tuesday, Oct 19 at the Eastern Greenwich Civic Center, where they will share the results of a certified Noise Study. Doors open at 6:30pm and the program starts promptly at 7:00pm. The Eastern Greenwich Civic Center is located at 90 Harding Road in Old Greenwich. The group is comprised of concerned residents from Byram, Cos Cob, Riverside, and Old Greenwich who have come together to actively engage with Town and State officials on the topic noise issues associated with Connecticut’s highways. They want to engage Connecticut’s Dept of Transportation to use noise remediation whenever it undertakes significant highway rehabilitation projects. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, Transportation, air pollution, I-95, noise pollution, sound barriers, Stop95noise.org
OPEN LETTER to DOT Project Manager: Noise pollution leads to hearing loss, heart disease, high blood pressure, low birth rates, elevated levels of stress, interrupted sleep, and more.
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“Over the past three years, DOT maintenance choices have degraded the quality of life in Riverside. Our residential neighborhood is noisier, the air is less clean, and the loss of trees, with no plan to replant has contributed to the predicted next public health crisis, NOISE POLLUTION!” – Tammi Montier, Riverside Continue Reading →