Buckhead Coalition Calls Forum on Nightclub Noise

Expressing concern that "noise of the night is creeping back" to harm Buckhead's quality of life, President Sam Massell has called nightclub owners and neighborhood leaders to a special forum.

Massell in an announcement from the chamber-of-commerce-type organization emphasized “the importance to get ahead of the problem this time." He cited the "intolerable state of affairs experienced in Buckhead’s infamous East Village about 12 years ago."

“We are getting more and more complaints, primarily about late night noise, that has to be controlled!," Massell said. "If the clubs don’t police themselves, we’re satisfied the city government will police them.”

The forum, to be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, at the at 3110 Roswell Road, is described as "an educational forum to explore methods of coexistence."

According to the annoucement, "to be fair, the plan is to bring forth the problems publicly, and welcome instructions on compliance with city, county, and state laws." The announcement said that the forum is being called "before extraordinary enforcement is put in place."

Massell reminded interested parties that "the cleanup before took place when police personnel, the fire marshal, the health inspector, the building inspector, and other regulatory agencies were brought in in a joint campaign that proved illegal operations couldn’t survive under this surveillance."