Boaters, residents at odds over noise reduction plan

Jay's note: Was anyone at the meeting here locally? How did it go? Drop me an email :)

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Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2011 3:00 am | Updated: 9:58 am, Thu May 26, 2011.

Boaters, residents at odds over noise reduction plan By Wendy Gilbert Mariner Editor Cecil Whig | 2 comments

A proposal to limit boat noise on Cecil County rivers split residents largely into two camps at a Tuesday night hearing: Older waterfront property owners and younger "performance boating" enthusiasts.

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources officials hosted the session at Elkton High School on pending regulations to quiet noisy boats on the Bohemia, Elk and Northeast rivers as well as the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.

Bob Gaudette, director of boating services, said the agency gets a lot of telephone calls about the breach of the waterfront peace. Other than Deep Creek Lake, there are few places in the state that generate as many complaints, he said....

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