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Originally Posted by Goldwingnut
I used a basic sound pressure meter to get empirical data, but I also put it away after getting the data and just used my ears and walked around the area. There are some shortcomings in my observations, they were done on a Sunday morning when traffic was light, higher traffic levels and night time conditions could easily change the perception to something unacceptable to some.
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Yes, it all comes down to what's important to the individual. There are the ones in this thread that couldn't dream of why anyone would want to be down here with no championship courses - as if every villager's life revolves around golf. Then there are those that don't want to be in the vicinity of a prison or quarry, but the population growth in the area proves that there are plenty of us that those things aren't a factor for.
I like to get out and look around at the changes daily, or close to it. But, just as you don't do flyovers except on Sundays, I try to give the construction workers their space when they are at work. So, I also listened to the noise by the burm on a Sunday. It actually wasn't all that bad where there is no burm and significantly better with the burm.
When I first moved here almost exactly 1 year ago, I could ride my cart no further than Tupelo Villas in DeSoto. Then it was opened up to get to parts of McClure, then the GC path was opened alongside 501 to 468, then the tunnels to go across to Linden or Marsh Bend. Then the GC path alongside the turnpike was opened up to the Hogeye Sink bridge and later down Marsh Bend Trail all the way to the Pitch and Putt. Now, the turnpike path goes beyond the bridge to within site of the power lines which is approximately where the turnpike bridge will go in. Looking forward to being able to cross that bridge and on to the rest of TV - a matter of months away.