Brookline Residents Want To Fine Nighttime Noisemakers
BROOKLINE (CBS) - A group of Brookline residents is taking its fight against nighttime noise to the streets.
They want to add on to a 2010 nuisance ordinance that currently allows police to break up noisy parties and to fine anyone involved.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Karen Twomey reports
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The new proposal would allow police to fine noisy people in the streets.
Nancy Heller, a Town Meeting Member, says neighbors aren't looking to cause trouble, but they are tired of the noise.
"We're not interested in throwing people in jail certainly or getting people a criminal record. What we're interested in doing is saying to people, hey, be considerate," she said.
The proposal would also double the current fine for disorderly conduct to $100.
