MASSILLON – A special meeting is set for next week to talk specifics on a proposed noise ordinance that would target residential and business sections of the city.
Councilman Mark Lombardi, R-Ward 1, has been spearheading a conversation among City Council members to pass legislation that aims to cap decibel levels within industrial areas and residential neighborhoods.
The goal is to pass a “fair policy” and not target factories and businesses that create routine or sporadic noise during the day or night, Lombardi said during council’s work session earlier this week. It also attempts to keep neighborhoods calm and peaceful regarding excessive noise.
Council members Julie Harwig Smith, R-Ward 5, and Holly Bryan-Huth, D-at large, suggested that having a professional sound study conducted in parts of the city might be prudent before passing a noise ordinance.
“This (legislation) needs to have that kind of teeth to it for it to matter,” Bryan-Huth said.