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___.._ ._ ___. .___ .___ ... ,...,,._. „ �...,,��.�....-., �-i-iC:G ULJtJL _ 'y-) � � �� _ I{ �„�.��,x.�......,... � { � l.Um. H. O. f�roil � (�ssoci�k�s, Inc. Englne2r5 Consuiting In f�coustf�s • 5P17 U.Jest MIII RoocJ • Minnetonkn, Mlnn2sot� 55�45 PhanE 95Q-934-949� • FAX 459-934-1300 Orono liquors Inc. dba Narrows Saloon 6 Sept. 2005 PO Box 36 Navarre, MN 55392 Fax 763-425-3168 Gre�tings: We did, in keeping wi4h your having asked that we do so, meke a noise level monitorin9 test in the street named Kelly Av and in front of the driveway of Nr. 2507 pain2eci ou# to us by Cindy ss the place from whence compiaints flad cama, between the hours of 2230 and 2346 (10:30 pm and 11:45 pm? oi 27 ,4ugust, 2005 and now tell you o•F the results of �khe net one-hour-lang tes4. Location fVoise Lev�ls (dBA) 2507 Keily Av Lso 49.5 L,o 53.5 The State Noise ReguleYions cell for the noise levels 4c� be measu�ed in a staYistieal w�y so Loo means thst the noise levol, �as measur�d at the tesf point; was 49.5 dBA 50°,b of the time. That means to say that 50°� of che time, it was louder than 49.5 and 50g6 of the time, it wss quieter than 49.5 dBA. L+o means that ten percent of the tir�e, it was louder than 53.5 and ninety percent of the tcme, it was quieter than 53.5 dBA. I have nvt seen the Noise ReBulations that may epply to, your exect locaeian but the values set forth above, if teken to foliow the Minneapplis and Minneaota State Reguletions would fa�i within such regulatiAns. For example; �time (0700''= 2200)' ' ° Night#ime {22Q0-0700) Lso ". L,o'' ' Lso �,o Residen4ial Area� �0 '^�65.` . .� 50 �� Cornmercia► Areas 65 70 65 70 Then, too, there are different kinds of decibels fdB) end che A or dBA kind is the one rriast ofTen used In the U.S. for s'tafin� com�inn''noise�levels. As a comment: /�At 4hat time of nbgh4, we could he�r s2reet 4raffic as 4he Imud�st sourees of noise but a neerby commercesl buildi�g did, wi4h its air cvnditimner or sorne sirnilar machine nois� level at a steady ra4�, was th� steady baok�round noise, The weaYher �onditions wera good, mild� summer temperature with light and veriabl� winds. We used precosivn test apparatus, el! earefulty c�libr�4ed wieh a r�fePence Sourcv traceabEe in aocuracy to the NIST (N�tion�l tnstatuRe of Scienre and Tachnolv�v. Please call if questions arise, Very truly yours, . . (� � �l ��"� ' Wm. H. �. Kroll, I'.E.