There are no plans from Parksville city council to make changes to summer concerts in the Community Park, following a presentation from a frustrated resident who says music from the events is too noisy.
Ted French, who lives just more than a kilometre away from the Community Park on Sunset Boulevard, told council on Monday night he canB次元官网网址檛 enjoy his property when the concerts are taking place and will often leave his home to avoid the noise.
Concerts take place on Friday and Saturday evenings between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. during Beach Fest in July and August. French suggested council find a new location for the concerts.
Parksville mayor Ed Mayne said he hasnB次元官网网址檛 received complaints from anyone else about the summer concerts being too loud.
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Mayne added that the park is a public space and the summer concerts are beneficial to the community and economy.
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If online reaction to FrenchB次元官网网址檚 complaint means anything, MayneB次元官网网址檚 decision will be applauded. Well over 100 people had commented to the PQB B次元官网网址 Facebook page about his complaint, the vast majority saying some version of B次元官网网址渄onB次元官网网址檛 let the door hit you on the way out.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淕ood grief, here we go again with another whiner about noise! Move out to Errrington, Coombs, Hilliars or anywhere else (there are lots of rural areas)!!!B次元官网网址� Yolanda Fookes posted. B次元官网网址淟et the people/families that live in a CITY enjoy the sounds of music, laughter and enjoyment that doesnB次元官网网址檛 cost them anything!
B次元官网网址淎nother typical person who moves near a racetrack and complains about loud vehicles,B次元官网网址� Skylar Collins posted. B次元官网网址淒onB次元官网网址檛 like it then move.B次元官网网址�
Not everyone agreed.
B次元官网网址淲ow, ZERO compassion for someone who has asked for a compromise (turn it down, move venue) to something that is fairly new in a small town he has lived in for 32 years!B次元官网网址� Dianna Maycock said.
Craig Reid, the cityB次元官网网址檚 senior bylaw compliance officer, said the department gets very few noise complaints regarding summer concerts in the park.
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