Train quiet zones

Jensen Beach resident said quiet zones are safe, legal, and tested elsewhere, noting ~1,500 petition signatures.

46-year resident tallied roughly 5,400 train horn blasts per day across 27 crossings and asked for a quiet zone vote, citing property value impacts.

Hobe Sound resident described 100+ decibel horns waking neighborhoods nightly and harming veterans, students, and wildlife.

Described disrupted sleep and urged the board to seriously consider quiet zones.

Argued accidents are caused by people, not cured by horns, and that nearby counties have seen no accident increase with quiet zones.

Lives two blocks from the tracks and hears horns from three intersections; asked for the item on the agenda.

Recalled a Virginia quiet zone with zero incidents in 18 years and asked for 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. relief.

Demonstrated horn recordings from her Jensen Beach home and said property values are sinking.

Described neighborhood gatherings interrupted by horns and asked for quiet zones.

Said any caring commissioner couldn't deny quiet zones and challenged each to explain opposition.

Longtime resident living 100 yards from the tracks said guardrails do the work, not horns.