Event Noise Still a Hot Topic among City Park Neighbors in Denver [Denver Post]
The past few summers in Denver have seen mass influx of special events in the city’s parks. Even though the city imposed a cap on special events, allowing nothing new in 2015, the complaints have kept rolling in from residents, especially near City Park, one of the more popular sites.
This year, the city’s newly formed Office of Special Events — formed in January by Mayor Michael Hancock’s office — is trying to tackle the issue by engaging the community, but the biggest effects may be seen a year from now.
“We have a large task in front of us this year,” said Grace Ramirez , community liaison for the Office of Special Events. “We have to educate our constituents and city agencies on how we can be helpful to them and how can we get in front of any potential issues.”
Special events in Denver nearly doubled, going from 350 to 650 between 2012 and 2014 during the event season, which typically runs from April 15 through Labor Day weekend.
Residents near City Park have complained that the noise levels during a special event frequently exceed the maximum limit of 80 decibels, yet the city has rarely enforced the infraction. The decibel level shouldn’t exceed 55 decibels during any other time. READ WHOLE ARTICLE
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