Health & Fitness
City Council to Vote on Fountain Blue Tent Noise Monday May 20th
neighbors have been fighting both Fountain Blue and the city for 2 years. The City has the responsibility and moral obligation to protect its tax paying citizens. Council meeting Mon 7 pm.
City Council to Vote on Fountain Blue Tent Noise Monday May 20th
The neighbors just west of the Fountain Blue tent have been fighting both Fountain Blue and the city of Des Plaines for the last two years. The environmental noise pollution generated from the tent by the DJ, banquet music and the crowd has disturbed the peace of local neighbors.
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The Des Plaines Zoning Board on March 12, 2013 with a vote of 4-2 decided not to recommend an extension of the Fountain Blue’s application for their Conditional Use Permit for their tent at 2300 Mannheim Road, Des Plaines. But the city council makes the final decision and it is uncertain what direction they might go.
The neighbors are well prepared and organized. Extensive research was done reviewing the Fountain Blue application, the City’s memorandum, and data from acoustical consultants. One such consultant indicated the sudden burst of laughter, applause, chanting, singing, whistling, yelling, etc. all cause disturbance of the peace for neighbors who live as close as 400 feet from the tent.
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The neighbors are determined to return their backyards and homes to the peace they enjoyed before the tent was erected. In discussions with one of the consultant he said, “You have two options, change what is coming out of a tent or put it in a building.” He went on to say, that he has not found any example of where an event outdoor like this has been successful in keeping the sound down in residential areas—NONE.
Fountain Blue is proposing a fourteen foot wall running outside the tent on the north and west side. Further studies by acoustic consultants indicate it will only reduce the sound by merely 6-7 decibels. This merely is chipping away at the problem and not fully addressing the realities that you simply cannot expect sound to be contained in a tent.
The City has the responsibility and moral obligation to protect its tax paying citizens. How the City continues to handle this well publicized issue with the Fountain Blue noise pollution is extremely critical for it will set precedence in dealing with future noise pollution issues throughout the City of Des Plaines.
Those interested in supporting the neighbors can join them at the Des Plaines City Council meeting 7:00 PM 1420 Miner Monday May 20th.
