NOISE COMPLAINT EPIDEMIC AT PENNY LANE APARTMENTS
The Gahanna Noisy Neighbor Commission is asking residents of Penny Lane Apartments to exercise some discretion after receiving 63 noise complaints in the past two weeks.
The complaints all center around one unit in the townhome complex, occupied by 38-year-old Darrell Mudge and 41-year-old Crystal Tanner.
Paul Stevens of the Noisy Neighbor Commission stated: “We’ve never had this many complaints about one couple. The volume levels are… unprecedented. We’re talking windows rattling, car alarms going off, dogs howling three units over.”
Neighbors report the disturbances occur at all hours, with particular intensity between 7 PM and 11 PM on weeknights.
54-year-old Patricia Mumford, who lives in the adjoining unit, said: “I thought someone was moving furniture at first. Heavy furniture. Then I realized what was happening and I haven’t slept in two weeks. I know things about my neighbors I should never know. We share a wall. Last Tuesday I heard him yell ‘Yeehaw, I’m fixin’ to finish!’ I had to turn my TV up to maximum volume.”
Another resident reported hearing Darrell scream “Ride me like a mechanical bull at the county fair!” at 3:47 AM on a Wednesday.
A third neighbor, who wished to remain anonymous, stated: “I can hear her from the parking lot. Last week I distinctly heard ‘Git it, Dale Earnhardt!’ I don’t even know what that means. I’ve started going to the Family Dollar on Agler and just wandering the aisles until it stops.”
The Noisy Neighbor Commission has issued three warnings but has limited enforcement options.
Stevens added: “We’ve suggested soundproofing, different hours, maybe a gag— I mean, we’ve made suggestions. So far, nothing has worked. One officer who responded to a complaint said he heard something about ‘plowing the back forty.’ We’re all traumatized.”
If you have information or additional complaints, contact the Gahanna Noisy Neighbor Commission. Ear plugs are available at the Family Dollar on Agler Road.
