WEEK AHEAD: Hearing in Olympia on Monday for proposal to allow vehicle-noise enforcement cameras

The town of La Rochelle, in Charente-Maritime, has invested in two sound cameras to map the city's sounds, understand their sources and develop solutions to combat noise pollution.

WEEK AHEAD: Hearing in Olympia on Monday for proposal to allow vehicle-noise enforcement cameras

Less than one month to go for the State Legislature, and while the spotlight is on big concerns like the budget and education funding, other issues are moving along too. Among them, the proposal to allow cities to use cameras as a tool to enforce vehicle-noise rules. The city is backing and tracking that bill, with neighborhoods like Alki and Belltown complaining about vehicle noise. The State House version of the proposal, HB 1423 – with co-spo…