Some Fairmount residents say amplified music from Fairmount Water Works is so loud, they can feel it a quarter of a mile away. They've tried to lodge complaints to various agencies to no avail.
There are also notes of almost every call she’s made on the matter, a timeline of right-to-know requests she’s filed, and decibel measurements of the amplified music she says cuts through the busy Kelly Drive and Pennsylvania Avenue into the rest of the neighborhood. “It’s so hard for the average person who has a life, who has a job, to research this stuff and it’s really hard to figure out where to start and then get someone to act on it,” said Christina Willis, 46, who says she feels the vibrations from music in herResidents who spoke to The Inquirer about the noise said they’re not calling for the end to weddings at the Water Works. They’d just rather not feel the party in their homes.
But temporary alterations Cescaphe made to the space in 2022, including adding a plastic-glass pavilion that enclosed the deck, became a topic of controversy, with residents complaining that More than a year later, she still hadn’t gotten clear answers. The Health Department says commercial properties are prohibited from creating sound that “exceeds 5 decibels above background level” at the nearest residential property.Talking to neighbors seemed to get some traction, at first. About 10 residents, including Amberg-Blyskal, met with Cescaphe, Parks and Recreation representatives, and a sound engineer in November 2022.