Councilman Mike Ford said he (and Councilman Mixon) met with the owner of the Fly Creek Cafe recently and decided to give her one more month to find a solution -- before considering lowering the maximum noise level limits.
Several nearby homeowners have been complaining the current limit is too high, particularly concerning low frequency sounds made by bands who perform there -- which can travel miles depending on wind direction/atmospheric conditions..
The police are now using a measuring instrument (db meter) and no noise citations have been issued in the area recently.
Ford: " We'll watch things next month . . . consider lowering the decibel level after . . ."
Comments
The band could barely be heard and we were seated on the beach area.
I find it hard to believe that homeowners nearby could hear the music much less find it offensive.
Once again - the people in Fairhope and the city council need to find something more important to focus their energy on.
Surely there are more important issues in this little town than the barely audible music coming from Fly Creek.
This scenario is playing out all over town and is sure to spread and get worse as more night clubs locate downtown. The good old days are gone for good.
The old buildings were never designed for this purpose.
The unintended consequences of government
intervention...
Bringing in Walmart, giving people another place to shop, did not create this. You elitest types are too funny.