Fountain Blue Party Tent Permit Status in Limbo
Noise complainant: No citizen in the city of Des Plaines should ever be treated this way.
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Fountain Blue Banquets and Conference Center owners may have to tone down party events in their outdoor tent after several neighbors complained about late night noise.
The owners re-applied for a conditional use permit so they can continue booking events into 2013. Residents voiced objections at the city council meeting on Monday.
“Our whole summer has been ruined,” said Bill Dillon, a resident that lives near the facility. “No citizen in the city of Des Plaines should ever be treated this way.”
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Dillon and his wife, Sandy Dillon, were among a group of residents at Monday night’s city council meeting that said the owners and aldermen had not addressed their complaints.
Sandy Dillon said working people could hear the music until midnight or later on many nights.
“We were forced to endure a horrible summer,” she said.
The police department has responded to 33 noise complaints for Fountain Blue since May 2011 and has 13 filed reports, 10 from the same residence, said Mike Kozak, acting police chief of the Des Plaines Police Department.
Council members unanimously decided to table discussion about the permit until the first council meeting in July.
“Its our responsibility to make a concerted effort to go hear this,” said Sixth Ward Alderman Mark Walsten.
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Brian
8:01 am on Thursday, May 10, 2012
Why can't the city just create an ordinance that only allows outdoor venues like Fountain Blue's tent to stay open until 11 on weekends and 10 on weeknights? Outdoor beer gardens in the city of Chicago must abide by similar rules for this exact purpose of keeping the neighbors happy. Don't wedding venues only rent out in 5 or 6 hour blocks? Start the event at 5 or 6pm. Is it really that difficult of a solution? It should be the same for all bars with beergardens and venues like Fountain Blue.
MARIGOLD
10:41 am on Thursday, May 10, 2012
I agree Brian, totally reasonable,I was thinking same as I was reading this article, Residents have a rights to their peace and their quiet enjoyment of their homes, If they want to party past 10 or 11 take it inside and knock yourselves out, neighbors should not have to suffer because of unwanted noise...That is so irritating, that's why I moved out of where I lived in the city, Seems like people is unreasonable and just don't care about nobody but themselves..I cannot stand incosiderate humans. .Lets all get a clue here...
MARIGOLD
10:46 am on Thursday, May 10, 2012
There is such a law as disturbing the peace, they should be fined, then they will make provisions to stop what they are doing...It is very annoying to have your peace and quiet enjoyment of your home disturbed by inconsiderate humans, whether it be a nearby business and their party-goers or upstairs or downstairs neighbor...I have been through it, I know, ANNOYING, NEIGHBORS KEEPFIGHTING UNTIL THIS STOPS
Robi Schnetzer
4:56 pm on Thursday, May 10, 2012
Im Sure the same poeple complain about the planes that fly right over their homes or the trains that also pass their backyards 10 times a day. If there is something to complain about Des Plaines residence will do it.
MARIGOLD
10:19 am on Friday, May 11, 2012
Lets not be silly grown-ups, People have a right to the peaceful and quiet enjoyment of their homes at night, maybe someone should move up stairs or down stairs from you and disturb you day and night, then maybe you will understand when wearing someone Else's moccasins