NEIGHBORS ABUZZ OVER GENERATORS BUT 2 OF 3 TESTS SHOW NOISE LEVEL WITHIN LIMITS.Byline: Kerry Kerry, county (1991 pop. 121,894), 1,815 sq mi (4,701 sq km), SW Republic of Ireland. The county town is Tralee. Kerry consists of a series of mountainous peninsulas that extend into the Atlantic. Cavanaugh Staff Writer Operators of Bradley Landfill refused Friday to turn off the green-power generators running at the dump after just one of three noise tests taken earlier this week exceeded the legal limit. Despite a renewed call by Councilwoman Wendy Greuel Wendy Greuel is President Pro Tempore of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 2nd District. Greuel was elected in 2002 to fill the remainder of the term of Councilman Joel Wachs. She was elected in her own right in 2003 and reelected in 2007. to shut down the equipment until a permanent solution is found, officials with Waste Management Inc. said they would turn off the the generators only at night and on weekends. The decision came after prearranged pre·ar·range tr.v. pre·ar·ranged, pre·ar·rang·ing, pre·ar·rang·es To arrange in advance. pre tests taken at 10 p.m. Wednesday, which showed that the decibel decibel (dĕs`əbĕl', –bəl), abbr. dB, unit used to measure the loudness of sound. It is one tenth of a bel (named for A. G. Bell), but the larger unit is rarely used. level complied with city regulations in two of three samples. Because the single violation was recorded during a prearranged test, the company could not be cited, officials said. Neighbors said they didn't think the generators had been operated at full power during the test, and worried that the company would now be cleared of legal responsibility to fix the problem. ``Now the results are the record,'' said Cathleen Doyle, who lives on Allegheny Street. Greuel said more unannounced noise sampling would be required to see whether the operating generators are too loud. ``It's like water torture Water torture is torture using water, which can take several forms. Because no external marks are left on victims of water torture, it has been a favoured method of torture in various countries and political regimes. , a constant buzzing noise that is intolerable,'' Greuel said. ``I will continue to ask Waste Management to shut down until they have zero noise.'' Waste Management officials maintained that the generators were on full throttle Full Throttle can refer to:
``We strongly encourage (police) to come out and test in the daytime Daytime may refer to:
given the level of noise in the area,'' Director of Community Programs Kit Cole said. But some neighbors are skeptical considering the generators were switched on last March and the first noise test was conducted this week. ``My sense of confidence that (police) will come by at an hour and catch them at full throttle is it's very unlikely,'' said Doyle. Kerry Cavanaugh, (818) 713-3746 kerry.cavanaugh(at)dailynews.com |
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