![]() ![]() “Yes, there will be noise, but it’s creating jobs, creating livability.” “We’re in the middle of a housing crisis and the only way to get out of this is to create a supply,” said Young. Mayor Stew Young said Langford is one of the few Greater Victoria municipalities building affordable homes. Most agreed construction is important to the growth and vibrancy of Langford, but said there should be tighter restrictions on when the work is done to give residents a few hours of peace and quiet each day. Another caller said she hears hammering until 10 or 11 at night and wakes to the beeping of heavy equipment backing up.Īnother resident urged developers to install noise-suppression devices on equipment and build noise-mitigation fences around projects. One woman who lives near a new development on McCallum Road near Costco said the noise of blasting and rock crushing is taking a toll on her physical and mental health after two years of working from home. Several callers to Monday’s council meeting said the effects of constant construction noise range from “irritating” to “unbearable.” In all corners of one of the province’s fastest-growing cities, residents can hear a chorus of saws and nail guns, rock blasts and crushing operations and the mind-numbing beep-beep-beep of heavy machinery.Īfter a growing number of complaints, Langford council is dusting off its 40-year-old noise bylaws in an attempt to give weary residents some reprieve amid the building boom.Ĭouncil had asked city staff to work with the development community to come up with recommendations for a compromise, noting in a report that the construction industry provides “well-paying jobs” and “much-needed housing.”
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