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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Ind. Law - Revival in Crown Point brings complaints from neighbors
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - Crown Point city officials are threatening to revoke a permit for a church's tent revival meeting after numerous noise complaints from neighbors.From the Gary Post-Tribune, this story by Diane Krieger Spivak:
CROWN POINT -- What would Jesus do?Residents just wanted peace and quiet.
Living Stones Fellowship church just wanted a good old-fashioned revival.
And city officials just wanted everybody to be happy.
So, after 40 complaints against the commotion going on all month in the church's revival tent at 909 N. Pratt St., the Board of Public Works and Safety, which approved a permit for the tent late last month, called an emergency session Monday. * * *
Church representatives argued that the board's approval of use of a tent as a venue for speakers from all over the country came with no restrictions.
But Mayor David Uran said church officials never mentioned loud music, a violation of the city's noise ordinance, which police measured at 85 decibels, well above the limit of 40.
Police, prompted by the complaints, issued 10 citations, which city attorney David Nicholls said could reach $75,000 by the end of the month-long revival, if violations continue. * * *
In the end, the board voted to allow the nightly events, with restrictions that the events take place only in the church building, not the tent, during the work week Mondays through Thursdays; and that the noise level not exceed 40 decibels.
Any violations will automatically revoke the permit, Mayor David Uran said.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 19, 2008 09:34 AM
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