downtown cruising Public Comment from Karen Nichols Aimee Brunckhorst
From: Karen Nichols <knichols.flathead@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2024 5:11 PM
To: Kalispell Meetings Public Comment
Subject: EXTERNAL downtown cruising
Kalispell City Council,
Thankyou for considering ordinances to address cruising in downtown Kalispell. I fully support any such
ordinances.
I am hopingyou will also be discussing the issue of extremely loud vehicles on our city streets,
presumably from modified engines/mufflers.We have lived in downtown Kalispell for 35 years and this
problem has dramatically increased over the past few years.
These high-decibel noises are disrupting our activities most every day and night, notjust weekend
evenings. I often wake at 11 p.m., 2 a.m. or 6 a.m., to the sounds of excessive and startling noises
coming from vehicles racing along our city streets. I also feel this is a safety issue as I've witnessed some
of these drivers racing on the streets at high speeds, endangering other motorists and pedestrians.
I greatly appreciate your attention to this issue and encourage you to consider ordinances addressing the
excessive noise and speed coming from modified vehicles.
This problem exists well beyond downtown and any solutions should address this city-wide.
Thankyou for considering my concerns and those of many of my neighbors.
Karen Nichols
580 Fourth Avenue East North
Kalispell
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