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Blenheim Residents Clash with Council over Noisy Building Site

BLENHEIM, MARLBOROUGH, JUN 22 – A Blenheim resident disputes the council over unrestricted construction noise at an industrial site developing a 50-lot business park, with no official operating hour limits in place.

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Dave McFarlane, left, and his partner Dorothy Lewis say the construction site near their property has been operating at all hours of the day. Photo: LDR When 77-year-old Dave McFarlane and his partner Dorothy Lewis sit in their living room, noise from the nearby construction site plays like a background radio.

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Blenheim residents clash with council over noisy building site

Dave McFarlane, left, and his partner Dorothy Lewis say the construction site near their property has been operating at all hours of the day. Photo: LDR When 77-year-old Dave McFarlane and his partner Dorothy Lewis sit in their living room, noise from the nearby construction site plays like a background radio.

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Blenheim resident clashes with council over noisy building site

The councils says there are no limits to the building site's operating hours as it is in an industrial zone.

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