Views from readers: Protecting the beaches + noise ordinances
Noise ordinance
I have lived in Gulfport for 6 months. I looked up an ordinance on noise in Gulfport.
I am amazed that other cities that have such an ordinance can control the entire city and Gulfport does not seem to care. I want people to realize your speakers in your vehicles should not be so loud people can hear them for 4 to 6 blocks away. These same people need to realize that they don’t live in a hilly area of the state. It is flat, and having said that, sound carries further.
When I was growing up, we were told 90 debicels was normal hearing. I don’t think that it has changed in all these years.
I just want people who have their speakers with their radios’ bass and treble up above half way, this makes anyone, especially children lose their hearing. I have seen a lot of young children in vehicles here in Gulfport where the music was thumping more than 180 debicels. That is twice what the sound needs to be.
You parents need to protect your children’s hearing.
Penny Middleton
Gulfport
This right?
The CDC says to wear a mask when you are out and about because the coronavirus can float in the air and enter your lungs. They also say “don’t touch your eyes.” So if the virus can float in the air it can also get in your eyes.
So don’t you think that they should say to also wear googles?
Am I seeing this correctly or am I just a senile old man?
Cecil Craft
Carriere
Protect the beaches
The Jackson County Board of Supervisors is planning to spend more than $1.9 million to install concrete swales (ditches) along Front Beach for erosion control.
A group of residents has been asking county and city officials to change the design since for the past 6 months but no changes have been made. More than 150 Jackson County residents have signed a petition asking the County to redesign the project.
The residents are opposed to spending millions of dollars to add concrete to the beach, especially since the concrete structures do not address water quality which is the most important issue for residents. Front Beach was closed for 58 days in 2018 due to high levels of bacteria in the water. The water was off limits in 2019 due to the algal bloom.
Residents are in favor of using more nature-based solutions such as engineered soils, dunes and vegetation to reduce erosion and improve water quality.
We encourage all Front Beach users to sign the petition at https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/support-ocean-springs-front-beach.html and contact their county and city officials and let them know that we want a better plan for Front Beach.
Julia Weaver
Ocean Springs
Back to work
Everyplace I read people are saying that the start up is going to be painfully slow and will take a long time.
Well, I guess so. The only way people can open up their business is with manpower.
There are customers waiting in line everywhere, people ordering curbside and internet sales blowing up. And millions on unemployment benefits. Go figure.
A person is making $837 a week to stay home. So no one wants to work. No workers and you can only open up partial. I have lost 24 people since February 28 and could use them plus some more. There are many opportunities to work, just the feds are making it impossible to hire anyone. Cut out the $600 extra and make it an interview necessity to get it and many people will get off the free money line and go back to work.
We must get free enterprise money flowing in our economy or we are going to be the next Venezuela, from riches to rags. The idea of making people have money was a noble concept, but it is having an undesirable backlash. You gotta cut out free money and let free enterprise work. Now. Before it is too late.
David Shoemake
Biloxi