July 9, 2002
Lou Vlasho, Chairman PB Service Division Board
6790 Pelican Bay Blvd.
Naples, FL 34108
Re: Noise Amendment
Dear Lou,
The Board of The Pelican Bay Property Owners Association has requested
that this letter be presented to the full Board of the MSTBU.
At the PBPOA June meeting a copy of the new ordinance was presented by
John Iaizzo and particular attention was directed to the requirements
of the ordinance in connection with noise. As you know the PBPOA have
been particularly interested in reduction of the effect of traffic and
traffic noise on the residents of Pelican Bay. John Iaizzo has appeared
before your Board a number of times on this issue and at the June meeting
with a plan for plantings devised by a local landscape group. Since the
landscape group would not guarantee a reduction of noise the plan was
rejected. Such a small organization, basing its estimate of cost without
such guarantee, could hardly be expected to assume such liability when
it was not built into its costs.
This ordinance requires the MSTBU to investigate the problem of noise
and to recommend remedial action to the County. The noise amendment philosophy
firmly supports the need to reduce incoming noise from outside sources
(US-41).
The PBPOA is requesting that the MSTBU undertake a study as required by
the ordinance within a reasonable time and to recommend remedial action.
From our prior correspondence you know that this situation can affect
property values throughout Pelican Bay. The situation is intensifying
rather than abating with the wider highways.
As you know the PBPOA has suggested that a greater density of plantings
would be helpful with this matter in the short run. It has also been suggested
that the County’s removal of the sea grape plants along the berm
paralleling US-41 is a major mistake since the plant acts as a major shield
for the adjacent property owners.
Your attention to this request on behalf of the property owners in Pelican
Bay is urgently requested.
Yours truly,
Richard T. Laughlin
President
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