The Town of Schaghticoke is working on a noise ordinance written specifically for its hamlet districts. At the June 10 Town Board meeting, the town attorney told the Board he is drafting such an ordinance for its review, prompted by recurring noise complaints in the hamlets.
The hamlet districts — including Speigletown — pack homes, small businesses, and community uses close together, which is exactly the setting where noise rules matter most. A dedicated hamlet ordinance would give the town a clearer tool than it has today.
For now, the town’s main noise tool is its dog-control law (Town Code Chapter 57), which already prohibits dogs from creating unreasonably loud or disturbing noise. A broader hamlet noise ordinance would reach well beyond that.
Why it’s worth watching
A new noise ordinance would apply to the kinds of questions residents have already been raising — including at the dog-daycare hearing on Route 40, where barking was a top concern. If you have views on how noise should be handled in the hamlet, the drafting stage is the time to weigh in.
Watch the Town Board agenda — the Board meets the second Wednesday of each month, and any draft would come before it in a public meeting before adoption.
Based on reports from the June 10 Town Board meeting; the ordinance is a draft under review and has not been adopted. Confirm details against the Town’s official minutes.
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