Gary Canino and Nevin Anderson

The Charlottesville City Council met last Tuesday, February 16th, to discuss the issue of a new city wide noise ordinance that would lower the noise limit from 75 dB (about the noise of a passenger car driving by) to 55 dB (about the level of a conversation) after 11:00 PM. Though it became immediately clear that the council people were not seriously considering a city-wide ban, an ordinance for some Charlottesville neighborhoods seems a likely possibility.Read more...