Tonight, City Council was slated to discuss lowering decibel limits in the Neighborhood Commercial Zone—Fry’s Spring, and Hinton Avenue in Belmont—to 55 decibels between the hours of 11pm and 6am. Instead, the discussion will take place on August 16.
City Council lowered the decibel level to 65 in March after a public hearing and much debate among local musicians and Belmont residents. The culprit of the noise battle was Bel Rio. But now that Bel Rio is in limbo, what sorts of conclusions will council and others draw? We’ll have to wait until August, it seems.
Council will also hear an update on dredging for the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir and on the search for a new City Manager to fill the spot left by Gary O’Connell—a position with a salary recommended by Richmond-based consulting firm Springsted in the range of $165,000 to $190,000.
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