[1]At the Old South Side Community Coalition meeting on Monday, October 19, 2009, in crowded room (standing room only), Tremont residents gatherd to once again discuss their concerns relating to parking and noise issues arising from the onslought of the up-scale restaurant/bars/nightclubs that plague their neighborhood.
These family oriented people believe that the only hope of resolving some of these on-going problems where enforcement seems to be lacking is to request that an enforceable cooperation agreement be constructed by the City's law Department and incorporated and made a part of any variance granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals. That ALL of these establishments would have to be compliant as well as agree to a number of conditions for respecting the quality of life among the residents.
One of the major issues that residents want to see is speakers, stereo systems, juke boxes and or any type of entertainment prohibited from patios, since in Tremont, most if not all patio are only a few feet from someone's backyard, window, backdoor, etc., and the ongoing noise is beyond disruptive to their right to quiet.
Many believe that the Sunday Liquor sales would take away their one day of rest from the noise, parking and other headaches that go along with the bar scenes. Councilman Cimperman stated that hewould continue to support the OSS.