MILFORD, CT — Community members asked the Milford Board of Aldermen to establish a noise ordinance after a massive pool party at Haystack Road became disorderly, neighbors testified during a recent meeting.
When the homeowner of a house located at Haystack Road rented his pool for a party on June 24, he said the party organizers misled him, telling him it wouldn’t be too loud or crowded, according to a news report from News12 Connecticut.
The homeowner said during the party, tickets and alcohol were sold, and more than 120 people showed up, according to News12 Connecticut.
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Brianna MacDonald, Milford Police Department Community Engagement Unit, said officers were called to the house on Haystack Road on June 24.
“It was during the day, and officers did not feel the noise level was unreasonable for the time of the day and considering there is no noise ordinance,” MacDonald said. “Several parking violations were issued.”
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Milford Mayor Richard Smith said after receiving concerning emails, Justin Rosen, Milford’s Chief of Staff, and himself drove to the Haystack Road community.
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“We spent some time with a couple of the neighbors and got a good flavor of what they were up against,” he said. “Since then, we’ve had good conversations with planning, zoning, and police, and the city is going to monitor it and do whatever we can.”
Several community members living near the Haystack Road house addressed the Board of Aldermen during the July 10 meeting.
Paul Canva, a Cornfield Road resident, said the smell of cannabis was rampant during the party and said trash was left all over the neighborhood.
“I hope that this body would put together legislation in order to prevent parties like this so our neighborhoods can be respected as neighborhood residential areas,” Canva said.
Marlene Sanchez, the next-door neighbor to the Haystack Road residence where the party was held, said she got a letter from her next-door neighbors the day after the party, which stated a party like that would never happen again.
“It’s not so much that we want the government to take over and start doing this for us, Sanchez said. “We just need you to be aware that this is intolerable, and we do need some action because he’s not showing respect for the people in our neighborhood.”
After hearing concerns from the public, Board of Aldermen Chair Phillip Vetro said they are considering a noise ordinance and hope to present it at their next meeting on Aug. 3, according to a news report from The Milford Mirror.
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