Drive-In May Lose Permit After Noise Complaints: Patch PM

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The Falmouth Drive-In is danger of losing its permit after town officials received several noise complaints from nearby residents, members of the Falmouth Select Board said Monday.

Town Manager Julian Suso said he plans to meet with representatives of Vivid Event Productions and tell them the drive-in concerts and movies are close to being shut down. The Select Board is expected to review the permit at its next meeting.

In a phone interview Thursday, Kevin Pacheco, the general manager for Vivid Event Products, said he's received three or four noise complaints, has responded to them and made changes at the venue to limit noise. Those changes included removing subwoofers from the stage and changing the angle of speakers so that the sound doesn't carry into the neighborhood.

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