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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