TBD Fest Success Tempered By Noise Complaints From Neighbors Miles Away
WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — While organizers of last weekend's TBD Fest say the event was a huge success in West Sacramento, some are saying the music hit a sour note for them.
Under West Sacramento's amplified-sound law, sound can only be a certain level heard at a distance of 35 feet from the noise source.
Samantha Walker, who lives two miles away, says she'll never forget the performances this weekend.
"It was really noisy and loud," she said. "I think I woke up four times. I had to move around from room to room trying to get away from the noise."
She's not alone. West Sacramento Police say they got more than 50 noise complaints on Sunday night about the music festival near Raley Field. On Saturday they received seven, and on Friday, 16.
The last artist to hit the stage was slated to end around midnight.
Samantha Walker is a teacher and gets up before dawn.
"Do you want your teachers sleep deprived teaching your children?" she said.
Clay Nutting, the co-founder of TBD Fest, is a Sacramento guy who says the event drew 21,000 people. While he's proud of how successful it was to his community, he says he's also listening to critics as they prepare for next year.
"We respect everyone's voice and you know we look forward to making some evaluations and creating a better event," she said. "We're humble guys; we're community people; we listen to everything again good and bad."
Walker says she supports what he's trying to do for West Sacramento, but if the concert can stop earlier in the night, that would be music to her ears.
"Yeah it's only three days, but you try not sleeping for three days; it's not fun," she said.
It's unclear if the organizers got an exception for the amplified-sound law. The mayor's office has yet to comment.
On Sunday night, he did send a message on Twitter saying he would fine-tune policies after the event, and even mentioned how late the shows were going on.
