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Name: William D. Pearson on May 6, 2007Comments: Unfortunately I do not live in the City Limits of Fredericksburg. However, enforcement of the noise ordinance by City Officials will benefit those of us retierees who live in the "Live Oaks Park" south of Fredericksburg on State Hwy 16. Noise is the subject of the ordinance petition but polution should also be considered since most of the "Harley" riders have removed the original equipment exhaust systems and replaced them with "Cone Exhaust" systems which bypass the federally required EPA rated environmentally friendly Faxtory installed Exhaust Systems.Flag
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Name: Peter Burdinus on May 6, 2007Comments: I support this cause in all ways possible, particularly any action against the self-centered "dickie biker" contingent that is a pox on our country.Flag
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Name: Josh Abrams on May 6, 2007Comments: Signing on behalf of the Gillespie County Citizens Coalition.Flag
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Name: Josh Abrams on May 6, 2007Comments: Signing on behalf of the Gillespie County Citizens CoalitionFlag
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Name: Victoria Duncan on May 6, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Val Weedon on May 7, 2007Comments: As a noise campaigner from the UK I support the efforts of citizens in Fredericksburg, Texas, in making their community a quieter place. I hope you listen to their wise words.Flag
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Name: Louis Hagler, MD on May 7, 2007Comments: Noise is pollution and therefore is as unwanted as any other form of pollution. Noise is the plague of the 21st Century. Citizens everywhere deserve the domestic tranquility that is guaranteed in our Constitution.Flag
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Name: Carol Cupper on May 7, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Janet Gardner on May 8, 2007Comments: My last few visits to your lovely city have been less enjoyable than usual because of the loud noise coming from cars on the streets. When you feel as though you are vibrating as you walk down the street of happen to stop near one of these noise machines you do not think pleasant thoughts about your fair city.Flag
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Name: Rachel And Brian Gentry on May 8, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Sarah Hopkins on May 8, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Sherry Ann Abrams on May 8, 2007Comments: Abusive noise levels should not ruin our peaceful, Hill Country atmosphere! It is disrespectful, illegal, and intolerable. Excessive noise is a nuisance and a public disturbance.Enforce the law for vested property owners, citizens, voters, residents, and visitors.Flag
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Name: Cynthia Burnside on May 8, 2007Comments: I am aware that this issue has been discussed many times before and that an ordinance exists that is not being enforced. I am also aware that the city believes that to enforce the noise ordinance would interrupt tourism and the monies provided by that sector. I have also been told that we do not have sufficient police force to monitor the noise level at stop lights, etc. Isn't there a middle ground somewhere. The noise is extremely disruptive to those living close to downtown and the historical district.Flag
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Name: Ronald Czapala on May 8, 2007Comments: Local police depts across the U.S. need to take quality of life issues seriously. Loud car stereos and loud mufflers are ruining our communities!Flag
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Name: Steve Terebecki on May 8, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Lana Baasen on May 9, 2007Comments: As frequent visitors to Fredericksburg, we are appalled at the ever increasing level of motorcycle noise we encounter every time we visit this quaint, German town in the Hill Country. On a recent trip, we enjoyed at Engel's restaurant. It was extremely difficult to relax and enjoy our meal or even hear each other during mealtime conversation due to the irritating motorcycle noise from the street. Our dining experience was ruined due to this loud, abusive noise! In the evening, we decided to have supper at the Auslander across the street hoping for the best. Again the meal was an interrupted cacaphony of motorcycle sound! What gives Has Fredericksburg turned into Bikerburg where anything goesFlag
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Name: Erline Gilley on May 9, 2007Comments: I am signing this petition because it breaks my heart to see how loud your town has become. I have been visiting your community for at least 40 years and it is not the serene, quiet town it used to be. When is the city government going to wake up and smell the coffee, or should I say hear the noise.Flag
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Name: Sharon Bailey on May 9, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Sarah Hopkins on May 10, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Judy Ellis on May 10, 2007Comments: This is a very important quality of life issue. Among the first signs of neighborhood decay as described in the Broken Window Theory are litter, graffiti and noise. The officers of a town owe it to their citizens to do whatever is necessary to protect them from the unhealthy and discourteous sources of unwanted sound. Judy Ellis Florida Chapter, Noise Free AmericaFlag
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Name: SUSAN ROCHA on May 10, 2007Comments: Please enforce your noise laws. Residence are entitled to peace and quiet in their homes. Susan RochaFlag
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Name: Peter Wakeham Director Noise Abatement Society UK on May 11, 2007Comments: The answer to noise from straight pipe exhausts on cars and bikes is simple, make them illegal, we have the same terrible problem from them here in the UK.Flag
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Name: Tom Wright on May 11, 2007Comments: Support from noisy London, UK. Good luck!Flag
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Name: Tom Wright on May 11, 2007Comments: Support from noisy London, UK. Good luck!Flag
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Name: Katharine Chandler on May 11, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Heidi Hagedorn Sumner on May 11, 2007Comments: I have visited your City and it's beautiful! We are under attack here in St. Petersburg with these same issues but have no strong legal arm to help us. Please don't let what is happening here in St. Pete. destroy the quality of life in your City.Flag
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Name: Louis Hagler, MD on May 11, 2007Comments: As a society, our history is filled with failures to recognize the agents that cause disease; once the causes have been recognized, we have responded reluctantly, slowly, and often inadequately. The case with tobacco is an instructive one. It took many years of lobbying by dedicated individuals before legislators and the general public recognized the links between the hazards of tobacco smoke and disease; as a result laws and behaviors changed accordingly. A similar scenario is being played out today with environmental noise pollution. In 1973, the federal Office of Noise Abatement and Control (ONAC) published extensive information about the many health hazards of noise pollution. As reported by ONAC, the World Health Organization and other authorities, among its many significant adverse effects, noise impairs hearing, disturbs sleep, contributes to hypertension and heart disease, degrades performance at work and at school, reduces productivity, increases the rate of accidents, interferes with cognitive development in children, intensifies the development of latent mental disorders, and causes stress that influences mental health and social behaviors. When Congress withdrew funding from ONAC in 1982, federal noise abatement efforts essentially ceased. Despite the evidence about the many medical, social, and economic effects of noise, as a society, we continue to suffer from the same inertia, the same reluctance to change, the same denial of the obvious, that the anti-tobacco lobby faced a couple of decades ago. This inertia and denial are similar to those that delayed appropriate action on lead, mercury, and asbestos. Now we seem unable to make the connection between noise and disease, despite the evidence, and despite the fact, which we all recognize, that our cities are becoming increasingly noisier. Noise makers and the businesses that support them are as reluctant as smokers to give up their bad habits. Legislators at all levels should protect us from noise pollution the same way they protected us from tobacco smoke. It is clear that laws can change behaviors in ways that benefit society as a whole. Every person has the right to determine his or her soundscape; it should not be imposed by others. Ordinary citizens have a right to domestic tranquility. A quieter society will be a healthier, happier, safer, and more peaceful one.Flag
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Name: Lisa Goines on May 11, 2007Comments: Noise is not just an annoyance. It is a public health concern with realy physical adverse effects. Higg blood Pressure and hearing loss are among the top two.Flag
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Name: Diccon Hamilton on May 11, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: SUSAN ROCHA on May 12, 2007Comments: Stop the noise!! Everyone is entitled to peace and quiet. Stop the assult. Please enforce your noise laws.Flag
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Name: John Jochen on May 12, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on May 12, 2007Comments: Please try to ban aftermarket exhaust systems in Parker County. I am so sick and tired of hearing those morons drive around rattling my nerves everyday.Flag
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Name: Eduardo Bonsi on May 16, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Eduardo Bonsi on May 16, 2007Comments: It is time to everyone, government and non-government to be concerned and act on acoustic pollution from traffic that severe interferes with our personal health, productivity and quietness.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on May 21, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Richard Tur on May 22, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Jean Manino on May 22, 2007Comments: Exercising my right to peace and quite.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on May 22, 2007Comments: Exercising my right to peace and quite.Flag
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Name: Robert Carillio on May 22, 2007Comments: I am writing from Cleveland, Ohio because what this group is petitioning for is a problem out of control all over the nation and even abroad in some places..It is a problem in which councils and law enforcement need to step up and get an education about, as to just how many ill effects it has on a community's social well being, environmental and physical health..... and quality of life. My heart goes out to the good people of your community who still appreciate the meaning of the word peace and quiet, and who still have respect for neighbors by exercising common courtesy, manners, and respect. This noise culture is giving our whole nation a very bad image as it gets exported to other parts of the world, and forced on other good people by corporations who's only goal is to profit, no matter what ill effect it may impose on society. As long as the CEO's of such have their little place in paradise to escape the problems they help to create, all is well... and this means many more of us suffer! Peace and quiet should NOT be something someone has to pay extra for, nor should we have to make laws reminding people how to exercise common sense and courtesy in today's society here. Sadly, the latter needs to be done, and as someone who suffers from this nationwide and under recognized plague making our country uglier by the day in so many ways..and unsafe, I urge your community to stand up against the corporations AND the users of their products which unleash noise terrorism crimes on a daily basis against our own people. Quality of life is a major issue of how successful a community can be these days, and really always was...and NOISE POLLUTION, excessive and the kind that serves no real valid or needed purpose must be dealt with appropriately and strongly...not tolerated because it is the number one reason people flee. The image it gives to our country has potential to, and so goes an erosion of tax base and social decline to follow, only escalating more problems you say you don't have the people power to take care of. Additionally, Tourist dollars from all over the world turning away. Sincerely, Robert Carillio Cleveland, OhioFlag
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Name: Anonymous on May 22, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Melinda Padgett on May 22, 2007Comments: The residents of Fbg. have a right to peace and quiet. My home-office is located on Llano St. When motorcycles, trucks and hot-rod cars pass by my house, it is so loud that I cannot conduct business. The noise from these vehicles disrupts a normal work day. Conversation has to stop until the obnoxious, noise- polluting vehicles pass by and I have to delay talking on the phone because I can not hear the person I am trying to speak with due to these street vehicles. PLEASE ENFORCE ALL NOISE ORDINANCES. It is ridiculous to allow people to make needless and disruptive noise in our beautiful and tranquil town.Flag
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Name: Melinda Padgett on May 22, 2007Comments: The residents of Fbg. have a right to peace and quiet. My home-office is located on Llano St. When motorcycles, trucks and hot-rod cars pass by my house, it is so loud that I cannot conduct business. The noise from these vehicles disrupts a normal work day. Conversation has to stop until the obnoxious, noise- polluting vehicles pass by and I have to delay talking on the phone because I can not hear the person I am trying to speak with due to these street vehicles. PLEASE ENFORCE ALL NOISE ORDINANCES. It is ridiculous to allow people to make needless and disruptive noise in our beautiful and tranquil town.Flag
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Name: James "Bo" Padgett on May 22, 2007Comments: I believe that part of the problem is that a single auto or motorcycle with modified exhaust might technically not be in violation of the noise ordinance, but when large groups get together the combined noise must certainly be a violation of the noise ordinance. I have a home and office on N. Llano St. and one Friday night I was awakened at midnight by a noisy group of motorcycles and the very next morning while trying to conduct business with clients in my office we had to cease our conversation because of the noisy motorcycles. My real estate clients decided that Fredericksburg is no place to live. I have had many negative comments and lost business due to the noise.Flag
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Name: Michael Thornton on May 22, 2007Comments: I fully support the petition to reduce noise levels and hold noise polluters accountable for their actions. This is a quality of life issue that is much more important than most people realize. Noise is the number one quality of life complaint for Americans.Flag
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Name: Mark Huber on May 23, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on May 23, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Gayle Darling on May 23, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Nick Longley on May 23, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Carol Barnhouse on May 24, 2007Comments: I am very concerned about the loud UNNECESSARY noise made by some motorcycles and trucks on the streets of Fredericksburg, and the negative effect it is having on many of the tourists, businesses, and residents of FBG.Flag
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Name: James Barnhouse on May 24, 2007Comments: The motorcycle noise is degrading the value of our real estate and taxes should be reduced accordingly.Flag