'Stone Horse Green': Too loud?
In spite of the chilly weather, a few enthusiasts attended the first movie showing at the downtown 'Stone Horse Green' on Thursday night, Fantastic Mr. Fox. It was the opening of the 'Fall Fun' series of events at the plaza, and will be followed by the movies Labyrinth on October 20 and Coco on October 27, and by musician Ced Ba'etch' on November 3.
And talking about musicians, on Tuesday, October 11, the City's License and Ordinance Committee discussed noise levels at the 'Stone Horse Green' after receiving the first complaints from Middleton Center residents about loud music during last weekend's jazz performances at the plaza. District 3 council representative Katy Nelson, who also chairs License and Ordinance, concurred, saying that she had never before heard sound from a downtown event that loud at her home (she lives on south Park Street). Assistant City Attorney Matt Fleming pointed out that noise levels are regulated by City ordinance and that those regulations are listed on the 'amplified sound permit' application form. (On September 13 the License and Ordinance Committee had approved an 'amplified sound permit' application by the 'Arts & Literature Laboratory' for the combined Middleton Jazz Festival and 'Stone Horse Green' grand opening.) City ordinance limits noise at the lot line (where the sidewalk begins, coming from the property) to the sound-level of a normal conversation: