Salthill’s Summer Garden is no bed of roses as locals object

THE City Council have confirmed this week that ‘warning letters’ have been sent to the event organisers of the Galway Summer Garden event in the Salthill area, following complaints from local residents.

In a statement issued to the Galway City Tribune, a spokesperson for the City Council said that ‘warning letters’ had been issued to the event organisers and to the property owners.

The spokesperson added that responses were now awaited from both parties – last week, seven residents in mobile homes close to the Galway Summer Garden, issued a statement complaining of noise levels at the event.

The Galway Summer Garden event, which has been running since early July, offers 30 ‘luxury bell tents’ on the site of the former Galway Driving Range that can be booked by groups of up to six people for an afternoon or evening.

Those who book the tents can also order food and drinks delivered specifically to each group – all tents have their own individual designated toilet areas. Entertainment is provided by DJs, buskers and other performers.

However, in a response to the statement from the local residents, Maria Moynihan Lee of Milestone Inventive – organisers of the Galway Summer Garden – described the complaints as ‘without basis and vexatious’.

She said that ambient noise from the event was 58DB (decibels) while the ‘noise’ produced by the musicians only reached 64DB. “A nuisance level of noise is defined as 80DB and above,” said Maria Moynihan Lee.

In a statement issued to the Galway City Tribune, she said that this ‘noise’ did not go on for 40 hours per week, as claimed, but for a maximum of 20.

The statement also pointed out that while the complainants had not communicated with the organisers directly, they [Milestone Inventive] had taken seriously the ‘indirect approaches’ and had taken steps to deal with them [the issues raised].

For more, read this week’s Galway City Tribune.

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