The town is threatening to shut down an open mic night on a commercial street that has been frequented by countless music lovers and musicians for years because of three noise complaints (likely from the same person) over a 12 month period - all of which were promptly corrected. 71 decibels is an absurdly low sound threshold - far less than other music cities and towns. Welcome music fans to Bar Harbor if you like on chamber music in churches.
The town is threatening to shut down an open mic night on a commercial street that has been frequented by countless music lovers and musicians for years because of three noise complaints (likely from the same person) over a 12 month period - all of which were promptly corrected. 71 decibels is an absurdly low sound threshold - far less than other music cities and towns. Welcome music fans to Bar Harbor if you like on chamber music in churches.
I would suggest that it may be difficult for residents to testify publicly against businesses they patronize run by neighbors they like and are on good terms with.
Over the decades, and amplified exponentially in recent years, electronically enhanced music has been inescapably imposed on residents and visitors here. One hotel on the Village Green broadcasts AM radio from their porch year round. Nothing says beautiful Winter day in Bar Harbor more. There was a quiet neighborhood off Rt. 3 which, like it or not, is now treated to night time 'concerts' from a local business.
Yes, private neighbors too can be very noisy in many ways, and with civility and luck neighbors can navigate this. But town enforcement of noise ordinances is complicated and practically impossible.
'Silence' on MDI may indeed be golden. In the sense that only those with a lot of gold can secure for themselves places on this island where they can enjoy the sounds of nature and even their own choices of audio entertainment - uninterrupted by highly amplified music amounting to noise pollution.
The town is threatening to shut down an open mic night on a commercial street that has been frequented by countless music lovers and musicians for years because of three noise complaints (likely from the same person) over a 12 month period - all of which were promptly corrected. 71 decibels is an absurdly low sound threshold - far less than other music cities and towns. Welcome music fans to Bar Harbor if you like on chamber music in churches.
The town is threatening to shut down an open mic night on a commercial street that has been frequented by countless music lovers and musicians for years because of three noise complaints (likely from the same person) over a 12 month period - all of which were promptly corrected. 71 decibels is an absurdly low sound threshold - far less than other music cities and towns. Welcome music fans to Bar Harbor if you like on chamber music in churches.
I would suggest that it may be difficult for residents to testify publicly against businesses they patronize run by neighbors they like and are on good terms with.
Over the decades, and amplified exponentially in recent years, electronically enhanced music has been inescapably imposed on residents and visitors here. One hotel on the Village Green broadcasts AM radio from their porch year round. Nothing says beautiful Winter day in Bar Harbor more. There was a quiet neighborhood off Rt. 3 which, like it or not, is now treated to night time 'concerts' from a local business.
Yes, private neighbors too can be very noisy in many ways, and with civility and luck neighbors can navigate this. But town enforcement of noise ordinances is complicated and practically impossible.
'Silence' on MDI may indeed be golden. In the sense that only those with a lot of gold can secure for themselves places on this island where they can enjoy the sounds of nature and even their own choices of audio entertainment - uninterrupted by highly amplified music amounting to noise pollution.
Residential neighborhoods are one thing but commercial areas like Cottage Street (where Finback is located) is another.