Our story on noise complaints by neighbors of Napoli Foods in Cheshire has prompted an interesting discussion on the forum section of MyRecordJournal.com. It seems the neighbors were there before Napoli and have some right to the peace and quiet they enjoyed before the food distributor opened less than a year ago. That has to be balanced against the rights of Napoli to operate a business and the benefits that businesses bring to the town.
The one thing in the story that jumped out was this sentence:
"Town Manager Michael Milone said the town has no noise ordinance and cannot take any action against Napoli."
That sounds lame coming from the town’s chief executive. Cheshire may not have a specific noise ordinance but certainly the state has laws that cover these kinds of situations and they may apply. I’m sure that the Cheshire police or other town departments have enforced this kind of quality of life issue in Cheshire’s long history and they must have had some legal basis. If Mr. Milone is correct and there is nothing he can do, the Town Council needs to pass an ordinance quickly. I’m not taking sides. If the neighbors were creating a problem for Napoli’s and Milone said there was nothing he could do about it, I’d suggest the same thing. Whether you agree with the neighbors or not, they seem to have legitimate complaint and deserve a fair hearing based on the local or state laws that apply. Check out the "Truck noise disturbs neighborhood" forum on MyRecordJournal for other opinions. Let me know what you think of the situation.
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I agree wholeheartedly with your reasoning. I also think it is rather suspect, to say the least, that the town does not have a noise ordinance. Certainly, the police must have some history in getting involved in noise disturbances in town. Milone should take responsibility to serve all the people of Cheshire to ensure some sort of satisfactory agreeement between neighbors and the business.
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