FAYETTE COUNTY, Ga. — Fayette County Commissioners voted to do something about a wastewater treatment plant that's causing sleepless nights for residents.
Many have complained for years about hearing a low-frequency rumbling sound.
People around the wastewater treatment plant say it's coming from there and after months of study, the city of Fayetteville agrees.
A lot of people say they can't hear the noise coming out of Fayetteville's wastewater treatment plant, but Jill Grill sure does.
"It almost feels like a truck is in your driveway and you can just kind of feel this, you know, zzzzzz, buzzing. It sounds crazy but it's true," she told Channel 2's Richard Elliot.
John Sackett doesn't think it's crazy. He lives a quarter of a mile away and hears it, too.
"A motor like, an SUV in our next door neighbor's yard and it will never go away," he said.
The low-frequency rumbling's always been there. But neighbors say they couldn't figure out where it was coming from until recently. And when they did, they called the city of Fayetteville.
The city discovered it's coming from the plant's blowers.
They were creating a low-frequency noise that seemed to travel into surrounding neighborhoods, causing a rumbling, almost vibrating sound.
So, at Thursday's City Council meeting, the city recommended building a 12-foot sound wall around that plant, hoping the sound-absorbing panels will cut those disturbing frequencies.
After a long meeting and a lot of discussion, the council didn't vote for the wall, but did agree to do something to stop the noise. After two years of low rumblings, that's enough for Grill.
"We are thrilled because they agreed to fix the problem. If they want to get a bid and get the best deal, that's great, but they agreed to fix the problem and I can't wait to get a good night's sleep," Grill said.
The city will ask for bids to see which company thinks it can knock down that sound at the right price.
Plant causing sleepless nights for Fayetteville neighbors
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