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On August 4th I left the following comment on an earlier reported violation (7/31/14). That report was acknowledged and I thank you for your time in doing so. The issue continues, however, and is of great concern. Please follow below the quoted comment for the current situation and suggested remedy:
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Tina (Registered User)
Hi Nancy,

Well here we are again between 11:39 PM and 1:17 AM on Sunday night, Aug 3 and the guy with the power tool (leaf blower, power washer, whatever it is, it's loud) is back on duty. Can't say where the guy is located because he seems to be moving around; the noise fades and can be heard off in the distance toward the west, then back to the east. Thanks for any assistance. 2014-08-04 · Flag
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This morning, August 11 at 2:12 AM, I was awakened by the familiar sound of machinery running. The sound has come to be identified as some sort of cleaning equipment used by the maintenance company that cleans the downtown city garages. This noise woke me up 16 times during the night until I finally got out of bed at 4:34 AM; the noise continued until approximately 4:45 AM.

Please advise as to the progess you are making to resolve this issue. If the department responsible for dealing with this issue needs some sort of proof or confirmation that this noise issue is indeed a problem, I can arrange for a petition from downtown residents who can attest to it. Or, perhaps the Mayor, City Council, the responsible department head, and the owner of the maintenance company would like to sleep over at my downtown condominium for a week so they can experience the situation first hand.

I'm sure there are a number of ways the governing department can correct this problem. In the meantime, I will take this opportunity to make a suggestion:

There are 3 city-owned parking garages and 3 privately-owned parking garages (Regional Parking) in the downtown area. I suggest that maintenance can be scheduled for one garage per day, two smaller ones on one day (M-F) between the hours of 5 AM and 7 AM, thereby containing the cacophony of noise in the downtown area to a shorter, later time frame.

Please advise as to the status of the reported noise abatement problem and consider the suggestion offered.

Thank you.