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ATTACHMENT 7 EXHIBIT D From: Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 7:46 AM To: Mayor and City Council Cc: Wayne Weimer Subject: AFTER HOURS NOISE DOWNTOWN Dear City, Thank -you for your response to my questions regarding a use permit for the downtown businesses. As I have declared in past correspondence, I do not wish to prohibit music in our downtown area. I am interested in developing parameters in the current permit that was issued without any public input on July 17th, 2008 without any public input (the same day I called to complain). It is obvious Barone's will not stop their music until they are called or the police notified. I am still concerened. Last night I called 9:15 p.m. at which time Barone's promptly turned off the music. I do not understand why I have to call at all. The permit issued to the downtown on July 17th: Mr. Barone was given a copy of the permit. After listening to the racket for four hours, I was not in the mood to listen an hour longer. There is not one place in my home to find sanctuary. I can only imagine what the decible reading was at the origin. It seems a health issue if the noise is so loud that hearing can be impaired in the establishment. We are now considering selling our home just as several neighbors have done in the past and/or installing soundprood walls and windows to the exterior so no further devaluation will occur. We have been here for 21 years. It seems a little late for the Planning Dept. to assure us there will be input to the Temporary Use Permit ONLY if Barone's asks for a new use permit or if an alteration is made to the current permit. Why wasn't public input allowed for the permit issued so promptly to Barone's on the day I called to complain? Is it because Barone's have threatened to sue? I am not interested in placing unreasonable restrictions on the permit. This is not just an issue with us, it is an issue of all the surrounding neighborhoods. Thank -you for your time. Diane Churka