Jarinko recalls having once spent three days in court testifying as a technical expert. He also gets requests by local government agencies and in recent months he has sampled an outdoor concert for the City of Baltimore, recorded industrial night noises in Thurmont, was requested by Prince George's County Police to conduct a training on new sound equipment, and asked by Harford County's Office of People's Council to perform acoustical reviews. Jarinko handles approximately 150 formal requests annually that require field investigation. That does not include the number of phone calls where citizens are referred to their local jurisdiction for assistance or are given guidance on what steps they personally can take on a noise matter. Montgomery County has a very active noise control program, but it is the only local jurisdiction with such a program in the state.
Most people are noise generators, whether they're a commercial operation or an individual.
Most noise complaints really turn out to be a lack of courtesy for your neighbor. It's that simple. Noise today is essentially where second hand smoke was 10 to 15 years ago. Noise still hasn't reached the status of where it's recognized in that way. I'm glad I'm able to make difference in that.