Marchione Calls on County to "Turn Down the Volume"

September 1, 2015

Redmond, WA – Mayor John Marchione has sent a letter to King County Executive Dow Constantine and Sheriff John Urquhart saying “Marymoor Park needs to act like a good neighbor and turn down the volume,” after the weekend concerts featuring Sublime with Rome & Rebelution. While Marymoor Park is a King County facility that is outside of the Redmond City limits, Marchione called upon the County to honor Redmond’s noise ordinance immediately.

 “The music’s level was completely unacceptable. Household windows shook during the whole concert,” said Marchione. “The County needs to take responsibility for their events.”

The Mayor was particularly upset that calls to the King County 911 dispatch were met with indifference. Callers were told to contact the Redmond City Council, which has absolutely no jurisdiction over Marymoor Park. 

Redmond and King County have sparred over noise levels since the concert series inception, over a decade ago. Noise levels have varied from year to year, but last weekend’s levels were the highest and most disturbing of this season.

Councilmember John Stillin emailed the Mayor and County elected officials on Saturday night about the noise problem residents were facing.  Thank you John.