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Noise
Noise and stress: a comprehensive approach.
The fundamental purposes of hearing are to alert and to warn. As a result sound directly evokes emotions and actions. The processing of sound by the brain is outlined to provide a biological and psychological basis for understanding the way in which sound can become a human stressor....read more
Noise pollution: non-auditory effects on health
British Medical Bulletin 68:243-257 (2003)
Stephen A Stansfeld and Mark P Matheson
Noise is a prominent feature of the environment including noise from transport, industry and neighbours. Exposure to transport noise disturbs sleep in the laboratory, but not generally in field studies where adaptation occurs.....read more
Property Values
Noise, property value concerns raised at hearing.
By John Mason
The Register-Star
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 1:23 AM EST
Schor said several properties in the vicinity are for sale, and are getting few showings. “Think long and hard about the future if you plan to sell your house,” Bartlett said. “All real estate agents must divulge this exists.”
Robinson Leach, who owns a real estate company near Lime Rock Racetrack in Lakeville, Conn., implored the board members to reject the application.
“If a sports track that allows unmuffled vehicles, Ducatis, Harley Davidsons, jet skis, snowmobiles or the like is built,” he said, “everyone in three miles will have their property values [reduced] by 50 percent more or less, and the time [looking for buyers] stretched for years. The town fathers will be sentencing the town’s property owners to lowered property values.”
Gary Stoller, a 33-year resident of Taghkanic, contacted New Lebanon realtors and found they had experiences similar to Leach’s when the speedway there expanded....read more
Environmental Concerns
Bert Miller Nature Club
http://www.bertmillernatureclub.org
The Town of Fort Erie is processing a proposal to develop a Canadian Motor Sports Speedway complex on an 821 acre site southwest of the Bowen Road and QEW interchange.
The Bert Miller Nature Club board, based on concerns presented to us by residents, has conducted research on the implications of this development for Fort Erie. As a result of our findings and in keeping with the Club’s constitutional objectives, the board strongly opposes this development because of the severe environmental and social degradation it will cause.
Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority
About the NPCA
Established in 1959, the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority serves approximately 500,000 people and covers an area of 2,424 square kilometres encompassing the entire Niagara Region, 21% of the City of Hamilton and 25% of Haldimand County. The driving force behind the Conservation Authority movement was its grassroots land stewardship focus and involvement with water programs. Today, this vital commitment continues,as we strive to address the impact on the watershed from current human activities and the effects of urban growth and rural activities. Our programs focus on environmental protection and preservation and watershed management activities. These include planning, regulations, water quality monitoring and improvement through stewardship and restoration, community outreach, and conservation through land acquisition and public ownership
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