WAYNESBORO, PA- Turning down the noise, it will soon be the law of the land in Waynesboro.

The borough council voted in a new noise ordinance Wednesday night.

Loud music will be a thing of the past in Waynesboro.

The borough council voted in a new noise ordinance which will try to keep loud noises, like car stereos, from rattling the windows of local businesses.

“We've been getting a lot of complaints about excess noise from boom boxes,” said Lloyd Hamberger, II, Borough Manager

The ordinance targets amplified noise, like from radios, CD players, car stereos and televisions. If an officer can hear the noise from fifty feet away or more, you can get a ticket.

“We shouldn't have any trouble enforcing it,” said Police Chief Ray Shultz.

Violators will receive at least a $100 fine and if they refuse to pay it, they can be jailed for ten days.

Residents living on Main Street are happy to see the ordinance go into effect.

“We even live across the street from the police dept. and there are kids walking up and down the street yelling the F word,” said David and Melody Fisher, residents on Main Street.

Next on the agenda is noisy traffic.

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Reported by Gretchen Gailey
ggailey@nbc25.com