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P/CLOUDY Temp: 66 °F Wind: CLM at 0 mph Thursday, August 29, 2002 SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA Cyberchef E The People Golf Job Network Headbone Zone Wellness Connection Movie Times Newspaper in Education Oregon CarZone Outdoor Journal Personals Prime Times Real Estate Tempo A & E TV Times W3 Magazine CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find Everything E SOUTHERN OREGON Destinations Automotive Communities Employment Entertainment Publications Real Estate Recreation Shopping Calendar ABOUT US FAQ What's New Advertise Home Delivery Classified Ad Contact Us Media Kit Jobs @ Mail Tribune Email Story to a Friend August 7, 2002 Since you asked Backhoe noise at 6 breaks rule Medford has an ordinance whereby construction and other obnoxious noises are not to begin before 7 a.m. However, the police refuse to do anything about the beeping noises that begin every day before 6 a.m. at the McAndrews-to-Hillcrest extension. I live more than a mile from the project and the beeping wakes me daily. What’s the deal? — Barb T., Medford In another three months, Barb, the backhoe alarm clock will be silent. All but the landscaping on the McAndrews Road extension will be complete by Nov. 1, said contractor Bret Moore. However, your question prompted Medford Public Works Director Cory Crebbin to remind the city engineer to remind the contractor about Medford’s noise ordinances. The contractor on the North Phoenix Road job has been reminded as well. City of Medford inspectors start work at 7 a.m., so they had been unaware of the 6 a.m. beeping. "Because it is an ordinance and not a project specification, the police department normally enforces," Crebbin said. Public Works crews can’t write tickets, he explained. Crebbin also forwarded your concern to Medford police. Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by e-mail to [email protected] Printer Friendly Version Email Story to a Friend Subscribe Archive: Click to Search Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright 1997-2002 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy web master feedback A D V E R T I S E R S