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It’s hard even when the windows are closed
Milda Pivoriutė, a sociologist who lived in Smiltyne a couple of years ago, wrote about the annoying night noise on a social media account.
After a sleepless night, the woman exploded: “I wonder if anyone will respond to the need of the population not to experience the vibration and noise that makes them climb walls at least at night. And when I called the port at night, he asked unsatisfactorily, and how do you know he’s exceeding the rules? “
15 minutes M. Pivoriutė said that it is difficult to fish at night even when all the windows are closed. He tried to measure the sound level with a noise meter on the phones for 3 hours a night. The device showed 53 decibels. According to current legislation, the level of rabbits in bedrooms at night could not exceed 45 decibels.
“We obtained this data after measuring the noise in the phone application. Probably with a professional device it would show even more. And it is not only noise, it is also vibration, as if it were passing through the body,” said the interlocutor.
Working on a warm Thursday night didn’t stop for an hour.
15min photo of the reader / According to the contract, dredging works can be carried out 24 hours a day.
Correspondence – ineffective
Residents of sparsely populated Smiltyne say no noise was heard for a few nights this spring. Now that the nights are warm and there is no wind, the noise problem has become even more pressing.
“It just came to our knowledge then. However, such intensive excavation should not be done at night,” said Snieguolė Kerpienė.
The woman said she had been receiving responses from the Klaipeda State Port Authority for some time. There were no subsequent reactions to his comments.
We don’t say anything about work during the day. However, such intensive excavation should not be done at night.
Inga Dailidienė, the old woman from Smiltynė, said the obnoxious residents also turned to the Danish company Rohde Nielsen, which owns the excavator. They have responded that they have a work permit and therefore work. Most institutions that receive complaints are not even quick to acknowledge receipt of the letter.
“It just came to our knowledge then. Those who came to rest are disappointed, the neighbors are tired,” explained the old man.
The Smiltyn on settlement community on the Curonian Spit is small. There are quite a few people in academia here. They claim that after a noisy night the day becomes difficult to work, an annoying headache.
Photo of Klaipėda Tourist Information Center / Smiltyne Kurhaus
The managers of the Smiltyne Yacht Club Hotel also signed a noise complaint. They claimed to have received the frustration of tourists by the bustling activity of the port at night.
On Friday, Smiltyne residents are invited to a meeting at the Klaipeda Port Authority, where they intend to voice their concerns once again.
Police received five complaints in June
According to data from Virginijus Zubauskas, Head of the Klaipėda County LSC Operational Management Division, as of June 1, 5 notifications have been received about noise disturbing the peace at night, which may be spreading due to construction works. dredging in the port.
Most of the complaints were received from people who lived and rested in Smiltyne. The circumstances are being clarified.
Raimundas Grigaliūnas, head of the Klaipėda department of the National Center for Public Health, stated that he had received two complaints this week about noise coming from the port.
He assured that the investigation has just begun, it will analyze the terms of the contracts, noise evaluation.
Photo of Smiltyne / Žemkasė residents in Klaipėda harbor
Port manager: “If necessary, we will stop working at night”
Algis Latakas, head of the Klaipeda State Port Authority, recalled that the dredging of the inland channel to a depth of 15 meters is currently underway at the port.
“The company carries out work in accordance with the technical design and the permission to carry out such work. Such works oblige us to respect hygiene standards, that is, not to exceed the permissible noise level ”, explained A. Latakas.
The works are divided into zones. In some parts of the water zone, work is not done at night. The noise measurements carried out so far have not registered exceedances. The rabbit level was assessed after each complaint from the population, but no violations were recorded. The project should be finished next year.
The contractor is entitled to work on the project full time only if all the rules are met.
A. Latakas indicated that the contractor has already been informed about the complaints from the population. You are obliged to ensure that the noise is not exceeded, to measure the noise level and, if it is exceeded, to stop work at night.
“The contractor has the right to work on the project all the time only if all the rules are guaranteed,” explained the port manager.
He hopes to reach an agreement during a meeting with residents and contractors on Friday.
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