Sound wall continues to divide Beaconsfield residents
Global News
Some residents living near highway 20 want a sound wall built to buffer the highway noise while others living further away say taxpayers should not be on the hook to pay.
Jim Kargakos has been living with the noise from Highway 20 for 18 years.
The Beaconsfield resident says it has gotten worse with the increase in traffic caused by a lot of off-island development.
He would like a sound barrier built behind his home to act as a noise buffer between the highway and his backyard but he’s not waiting for the city to act.
Instead, he’s requesting a zoning bylaw be changed to allow him to build his own sound barrier to reduce the noise.
“There is obviously a need to do something to mitigate the sound,” he told Global News.
Global News was with Kargakos in his backyard as he measured decibel noise levels in the upper 70s and mid-80s.
Health Canada recommends noise levels remain below 55 decibels for comprehensible outdoor conversations.
“I’ve been slowly losing my hearing over the years,” he said.
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