VENTNOR – Beginning Monday, Aug. 3 residents will no longer be alerted to the arrival of the city street sweeper by the beep of a horn. Those who fail to remove their cars from the street by the time the sweeper arrives will be stuck with a $21 ticket.
According to Ventnor Police Capt. Michael Miller, for more than 25 years, parking violation officers would go down the street ahead of the street sweeper and honk the air horn.
“Recently, with more of a 24-hour environment, people sleeping at different times and push toward greenness, as far as noise pollution, we’ve had increasing complaints from residents who think it’s an annoyance,” Miller said Tuesday, July 21.
He said that in years past, he would get a few complaints a year, but recently the department and the mayor’s office have received complaints on a regular basis.
Mayor Theresa Kelly said people have complained that the horn was disturbing during breakfast time.
The city’s street sweeper can come by anytime between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, when scheduled.
“I thought it was a nice gesture by the police department,” Kelly said July 21. “But if the police have gotten enough complaints, then I guess it has to stop.”
Miller said he sat down with other members of the police department and decided that residents think it’s more of an annoyance than an advantage.
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