Johnson County city cracks down on noise complaints instead of limiting new builds

Could posting more warning signs around town help quell neighbors’ frustrations with the noise from seemingly constant, nearby construction projects? That’s what Prairie Village City Council members are hoping for, at least.

On Monday night — at the request of fed-up homeowners — the council considered an ordinance that would have limited the hours construction work could take place on weekdays in the city and banned such work on weekends and federal holidays altogether.

But instead of approving those restrictions, officials settled on a different path, for now…

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