No noise ordinance and the gas station won’t relent? Buy, borrow, rent, large speakers and blast death metal right back at them.
Then if that doesn’t work, then the town council can get some visits.
This is after a final request to speak with the gas station owners or managers. Turn the volume down, please. Attempt to solve peaceably first .
I disagree with this approach. One attempt is enough. Any further contact will make it that much harder to get away with more extreme measures.
P.S. — At this point I would not be interested in getting the guy to turn the volume down on the TVs. He has to be run out of business because he didn’t respond accordingly when he was asked nicely.
Can anyone offer ideas about anything that would not involve doing something that might be construed as physical destruction of property? The station owner would fight back and the resident would be in legal jeopardy.
Not sure about complaints to federal agencies. I don’t think they’d take an anonymous tip seriously, and I wouldn’t want to be known as the source of the complaint.
I’m assuming the proprietor has the local politicians in his back pocket; perhaps their collective intention is to drive down property values to purchase for development.He’s already succeeded with the first part.
But,
could electronic interference be used to create noise and distortion in the system?
Also: does anyone know of a noise cancellation scheme the home owner might use for immediate relief? Would a mike and reverse polarity amp cancel enough of the signal?
As a legal resort he might file suit in civil court; usually 10 K is the limit but no lawyer is required.
Filing collectively would minimize risk of intimidation, and any documented instance of this would strengthen your position. A defendant would be reluctant to get even in that case. Get a sound meter and document everything. Get your neighbors to do the same.
Keep us posted.