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~T. PAUL <br /> <br /> MAHTOIvlEDI A.~,.D W LLERNiE <br /> <br />. Problems centered on County goad <br /> <br />,,..,NEER PRESS WV\'v'V' TWIh!,iITIES.Ci;tvl <br /> <br />-BY MEGAN 80bDT <br /> ?ioneer Prexa <br /> <br />cretion." Tilley said. <br /> Steven gierro, owner, of the <br />Shore Club on County Road 12 <br />in Willernie, said he thinks the <br />noise problem is more due to <br />increased traffic than noisy <br />mufflm's. <br /> Cars, trucbts and motorcycles <br />whLz by his business, treating <br />the.road mor~ 'like a highway to <br />Stillwaten he said. A~ad it's loud. <br /> "It's an icky li~Ie thorough- <br />fare," Uerro said. <br /> These communities ~en't <br />the only east:met'rd to~xms try- <br />ing to control noise pollution· <br />Apple VaLley police officers <br />be using a decibel meter to <br />measure vehicle noise levels <br />auld ticket violators. <br /> The Pal(eta County Highway, <br />Department also ~xdll piaee <br />signs along CounW Road 46 <br />warr2ng that noise laws will be <br />enforced. <br /> <br />Mega?z Boldt can be reacized at <br />m. boldt@pioneerpress, com or <br /> <br /> Does your muffler pop, <br />craclde or roar? Be careful if <br />you're driVing tN'ough Mah- <br />tome~ or V~illem-de. <br /> The two Washington County <br />communities are sick and th'ed <br />of noisy vehicles zipping <br />through their downtowns. Law <br />enforcement officials have <br />responded by being especially <br />vigilant this month in cracking <br />down on noise pollution h-om <br />cars and trucks. <br /> Mahtomedi Mayor audson <br />Marshall said the same road -- <br />Cotmty Road-12 -- is the prob- <br />lem hn both cmmnm~ities. <br /> He said residents of an apart- <br />ment budding along on~ busy <br />h~tersection of the road in par- <br />ticular are suffering through tile <br />noise. <br /> ' "The mufflers just rattle the <br />building," Marshall said. <br /> "Of eom'se, this thue of year <br />is noisim;" he said. <br /> "We have om' windows open, <br />so we hem- it all. But sometlmag <br />has to be done, and i'm glad the <br />sheriff's department is taldng <br />this seriously." <br /> The Washm~on Connty <br />sheriff's ofZSce receNes most o~' <br />the complaints because ~t's nois- <br />ier on weekends 'ruth the influx <br />of bar patrons. Mm'shall said. <br /> "There are lot of vehicles <br />town that don't belong to people <br />here," he said. <br /> Patrol Sgt. Demq Til]ey saki <br />tile Wastm~gton County deparb <br />inelii; has been 'w'ovking on <br />problem on and off 'chis sunamer. <br />But the nmnber of complaints <br />about loud vehicles -- especially <br />mot, orcyctes -- is on the rise. <br /> Some veMcies <br />stopped don't imve <br />all, which is against the la:,,,. <br /> 'Tilley :;aid l:hnse violators <br /> <br />e.dlaust systems need repair. <br /> "It's reailv ar ~;i~_,~ <br /> <br />According to Minnesota <br />stazute: "Every motor <br />vehicle shall at all times <br />be'equipped with a <br />muffler in good working <br />order Which blends the <br />exhaust noise into the <br />overall vei~ic!e noise a,~d <br />is i¢ ,constant ope,'atfon <br />o pr~ _, <br />unusual noise, and no <br /> ~,ah use a mu¢ler <br />person c~ <br />cuzou% bypass, or similar <br />,-je,¢i(~ upon ~ motor <br /> <br /> <br />