Bringing down the volume

MyFox Tampa Bay (www.myfoxtampabay.com) February 25, 2008 ST. PETERSBURG – The latest attempt to reduce noise levels does not involve a new ordinance, stiffer penalties, or a big enforcement action. It is a polite request to the owners of cars with loud music...

Lowering the boom on boomers

by Kathryn Bursch WTSP TV (www.tampabays10.com) February 25, 2008 St. Petersburg, Florida – Drive most anywhere in the city and you’re going to hear noise. It just comes with the territory. But for some people the thumping of loud music is enough to drive them crazy....

The battle is just beginning: Shhhhh!

by Tom Lyons Sarasota Herald-Tribune (www.HeraldTribune.com) April 10, 2008 An organization battling noise pollution now has its ear tuned to Sarasota as a likely battleground. Or maybe “battleground” is a bad metaphor. Too noisy. Anyway, Noise Free...

Village looks to limit use of leaf blowers

by Stacey Altherr Newsday (www.newsday.com) April 24, 2008 The sedate village of Head of the Harbor might get a lot quieter soon. The village plans to hold a public hearing on a new ordinance to limit the use of leaf blowers, both in duration and time of day. The new...