City of North Port considering BAN on Gas Powered Boat Motors (Tampa: transplants, houses)

[Sunshine Rules]

A ban on these gas-powered motors would only happen on nontitled waterways. Those are canals that stay within the city. Some boaters say they would like to see this discussion sink to the bottom of the canal.

“I plan to make some calls and see if we can try to fight that,” said Herrera.

This discussion is still in the very early stages. City staff will be talking about this in the days and weeks ahead, and then it will eventually make its way back in front of city commissioners.




https://www.mysuncoast.com/2022/01/2...-motors-boats/

[AaronDavidSchultz]

Geezus, is this for real? how stupid...I didn't think that NP had that many leftists. Maybe this crap is coming from fairly recent transplants from CA or SanFran or Chicagoland?

[blueherons]

I would love to see jet skis banned.

[sulvaterry]

Dummies like loud noises of this type..
People purchase homes for a peaceful and quiet view of the canal only to be disturbed by sh*t-head morons zooming up and down a canal and laughing as they are so easily amused by such simple things. You bring the noise to me and disturb my peace??? I bring the noise back 100 fold and never say a word. I have developed tools and strategies to handle obnoxious LOUD people.
If you know which house has the loud boaters, blast there house with floodlights at night. Give them a good dose of light pollution every night. Its a start.

[Jensen440]

Why would any sane, well-adjusted person live on any access waterway and not expect to hear motorcraft? that's want boats do for the most part.


You want peace, quiet, silence? then don't buy anywhere else but on several rural acres.


Some people seems to be "noise Nazis" and expect everyone to comply with their narrow notion of what constitutes "noisy". Get a grip.


Noise is a fact of life, urban/city, suburban and ex-urban. Older Americans and older transplants to Florida seem a bit hypersensitive to what they alone perceive to be problematic.


Face it, we have and shall continue to have:


Interstate amplified noise and resultant transfer of noise.
Noise carried over water....get it?
Close in SF construction, sometimes houses built less than 20 feet apart
Noise from large overhead aircraft
Noise from the large increase in general aviation arrivals/departures
Noise from OTR 18 wheel haulers
Noise from UPS trucks
Noise from Fedex Trucks - everywhere
Noise from a HUGE increase of Amazon truck deliveries
Noise from US Mail carriers
Noise from Street repair all over the Counties
Noise from an increase in EMS dispatch
Noise from an increase in Law Enforcement 24/7
Noise from and increase in vehicular traffic all over the Counties.
Noise from security systems
Noise from lightening and storms (we're in the lightening capital of the US Tampa Bay)
Noise from people yickety yaking on cell phones in public
Noise from an increase in Boat purchases....er, we LIVE close to water, it ain't Kansas


Yep, some people don't get it. life IS noisy at times lol - like every damn day

[Jensen440]

Originally Posted by blueherons

I would love to see jet skis banned.

Banned ??? what's illegal with them?

[CrosbyStills]

Originally Posted by Jensen440

Banned ??? what's illegal with them?

Sounds like they're hoping to have their waterway(s) designated "No Sport." Some do that, reduces the waterways to either kayaks or Duffy-type electric boats (golf carts on water). https://duffyboats.com

[City Guy997S]

Originally Posted by blueherons

I would love to see jet skis banned.

They are basically motorcycles on the water.........both can be fun/safe with competent responsible riders. Knuckleheads are everywhere on both.