Neighbours up in arms over noise level

By Tarryn Le Chat
15 January 2006

Observatory residents are furious at the noise levels that woke them up, as they believed it to be gunshots or thunder. The Hartleyvale Stadium is depriving many of the residents of sleep.

Boasting a single stand and a canvas roof to protect visitors from the sun, the canvas has torn on one side and loose flap bangs against the stadium’s steel wall.

The noise keeps residents awake for hours at night.

One of the residents, Fabiola Cox, said that she had complained about the noise to the municipality, “They gave me all sorts of excuses about having to wait to see if insurance will pay for the damage.”

The city has tried to fix the canvas, which bangs against the stadium wall whenever the wind picks up.

City spokesperson Charles Cooper confirmed that insurance aspects and people being on leave had delayed the removal of the canvas sheets.

Cooper has apologised to the residents for the inconvenience and said that it would be sorted before the wind became stronger.