Comments on: COUNCIL TO CLUBS: ‘SHUT IT’

By: B. J. Firani

B. J. Firani — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 11:17:00 +0000

Hooray for Alex! I thought I was the only person angry with the increasing number of loud motorcycles driven through Red Bank.

I have never understood how someone could get away with deliberately altering a machine to make it extremely loud, then driving it around where a lot of people live.

Many of these motorcycles are so loud they cause me physical pain. My elderly neighbors are awakened three or four times a night, and it is impossible for the young mothers on our street to get their babies to sleep through the night. These jerks are making life miserable for everyone, and somehow it hasn't occurred to the administration that it might be a real problem.

By the way- who benefits from parking enforcement? who benefits from noise enforcement? Which is enforced with its own officers? Which isn't enforced at all?

P.S. Take a good read of this NY Times article and the accompanying photo. You will need it to respond to the police chief, town attorney, and city manager when they look you square in the face and tell you noise enforcement is "technically infeasible":

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/30/nyregion/30noise.html?fta=y

By: Ken Ameika

Ken Ameika — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 10:03:28 +0000

Count your blessings and forget the typos! Members of the city council come to this forum and listen to us squabble.

If Mr. Curley, Mr. Menna, and the rest of the gang come onto RBG; they're getting your feedback.

Contrast it to the "good old days," where the only feedback an elected official gets would be on election day or at some protest..

Keep it going, man!

By: John P. Curley

John P. Curley — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:52:40 +0000

Sorry for any typos Sally! The sentence structure however was perfect, I Think? Please review. What are your feelings regarding the ordinance? Please let us know. I will try not to type after 11PM. John P. Curley Councilman

By: gary

gary — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:30:49 +0000

another knit picker. PROBABLY JUST TYPOS SALLY THRY HAPPRN ONVE IM A WHILR

By: sallyfromsyracuse

sallyfromsyracuse — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:27:53 +0000

Someone should buy the Councilman a Dictionary!

By: John P. Curley

John P. Curley — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 23:08:11 +0000

All of the above comments have documented merit and I thank you for yor opinion. The state master plan was thrust upon us during the previous administration providing a mixed use of retail and residential. Fortunately or unfortunately many of our residential streets back up to restaurants, bars and night-clubs and many rent apartments nearby. It is the councils intention to keep the music playing in Red Bank and keep the rythem of our town intact. A little compromise goes a long way to ensure the well being of all. Many of our establishments already compromise as they contiue providing the entertainment so pertinent to the vitality of Red Bank. THERE IS NO RESTRICTION OF ENTERTAINMENT just a thoughtful request to close the windows turn up the air conditioning and enjoy the music. See you there!! John P. Curley Councilman

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:28:30 +0000

Noise pollution is becoming quite an increasing problem in RB. I feel for those folks who live near the loud music venues.

Music is not my noise problem but lawn service is. It is not pleasant to be woke up at 6:45A, or 7:00A, or 7:30A to the beutiful sounds of a gas lawnmover, a gas edger and the best of all, two gas blowers. Not everyone has to rise at 5:30A....some of us work later hours and don't need to be up until 8:00A. There should be enforcement of the ordianance that says 8:00A for loud noise and it should be amended to say no noise before 9:00A on weekends.

By: Ken Ameika

Ken Ameika — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:03:04 +0000

It is somewhat unfortunate establishments require an ordinance to force courteous behavior when operating their business!

Live entertainment is a huge attraction for Red Bank. We moved to RB to live in a vibrant city. This is what we asked for. But not at the expense of sleep!

We're neighbors AND we're patrons.

(Good move, borough council.)

(..living within a block of Teak, The "Dub", and so-on.)

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:11:24 +0000

I have been able to control taxi beeping on my street a little. For 5 years I dealed with it but I had enough. So what I do now is I walk over to the taxi driver ask them where they live and when they tell me I say thanks because I will beep my horn in front of your house tomorrow.So it has cut it in half.

By: BLB

BLB — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:26:12 +0000

"Its happening all over red bank. 25 people living in a two family home. while we are on the subject of noise problems- how about the red bank taxis that pick up the people who live in these overcrowded houses and beep their horns over and over until someone finally gets in to them. This happens at all hours of the night. Taxis will just keep honking until someone pops out of these homes."

Up north, we call that the "Hoboken doorbell."

Think of it as just more diversity to "celebrate" as RB becomes more "vibrant."

The NY Times editorial staff thinks this is a good thing.