At its May 18 meeting, the Liverpool village board of trustees concluded a public hearing about proposed Local Law B to amend the village noise ordinance Under Section 258-6 of the village code.
After the hearing, the trustees voted unanimously to change the measurement of offending sounds from the address of the complaining property owner to the actual source property line. The acceptable decibel level was changed from 70 DBA to 65 DBA during the hours of 9 p.m. to 7 a.m., and sound measurements would not need to be taken over a half-hour period.
Mayor Gary White said that the Liverpool Is the Place summer concert series was exempt.
During the hearing, Hiawatha Trail resident Christina Fadden Fitch, who is running for an open trustee seat in next week’s village election, asked if the technical measurements or the subjective criteria in the law describing a disturbance would take precedence in the event of a dispute. Village attorney John Langley said the technical measurements would constitute stronger evidence in court.
‘Lands of Meyer’
Marvin Meyer, who lives at 1231 Tulip St., owns seven acres of land north of the Thruway called the “Lands of Meyer.”
On May 18, he reported to the trustees that he now has a potential buyer for the land and wanted to thank the board for its help. The property was rezoned many years ago to R-3 multiple family residential, which encouraged more interest in the land. Meyer has also received permission for a curb cut from Onondaga County which will permit two entrances/exits to the property.
Meyer’s new buyer may be planning to build apartments, he said.
Mowing vacant properties
The village board approved the mowing of the following properties and ordered that the charges not paid by such owners be charged to the owner of such property in the next regular tax bill: 209 Alder St., 310 Alder St. and 508 Vine St.
Police stats for April
Via memo, Liverpool Police Chief Don Morris informed the village board of trustees at their May 18 meeting that officers issued 97 citations for violations of the state’s vehicle and traffic laws during April, after making a total of 139 traffic stops. In addition, five warning tickets were issued for minor motor-vehicle violations.
One arrest was made for driving while intoxicated, and five traffic accidents were investigated.
Officers made 215 residential checks during the month, and officers responded to a total of 385 complaints and calls for service.
