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Officers enforce Devil's Cove sound ban
Posted: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 07:36 PM - 9,731 Readers
By: Jarrod Wise
The
Jonestown
Police Department continued its patrol of
Devil's Cove on Monday afternoon.
Officers are enforcing a new sound ordinance that took effect this past
weekend. It was intended to control overly loud boats that sometimes
play vulgar music that can be heard by residents who live along the
banks of Lake Travis.
“The idea is to tone the noise down to
reasonable levels that don’t interfere with people who have homes along
and inside the cove from enjoying their homes,” said Bill Nichols who is
a city council member for Jonestown . He also lives in The Hollows
, which is the community that surrounds Devil's Cove.
But not
everyone who lives in the neighborhood is happy with the new ordinance.
Many people KXAN News spoke to who live along the banks claim they moved
into the area, knowing it was already a party-place.
“We are
completely against it. We just really feel like, we moved out here for
the fun. And if you don’t enjoy it, why live here?” Said Heather Murphy
who lives with her family in a house next to Devil's Cove.
“I
don’t support the ordinance because the boaters were here before we were
here. I hate for it to be destroyed just because development moves in
and tries to take over,” said The Hollows resident Barkla Tully.
Even
though many residents welcome the loud, party music, many agree that
some of the vulgar language blaring from the speakers of many boats
needs to be tamed down.
“The vulgar language can sometimes be
annoying, but as long as it’s under control,” said Tully.
We
spoke to the Jonestown Police Department. So far, they've issued a few
citations for boats playing loud music, but they can't give us an exact
number until after the holiday weekend ends.
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