An online petition is circulating around Safety Harbor where local businesses are looking to address ongoing noise ordinance issues in the city.
The business owners say law enforcement is being called during the middle of the day and during prime operating hours over complaints that live music is being too loud.
Music, according to James Michael, owner of Screaming Jalapeno in Safety Harbor, is intertwined with the city.
“Music brings you brings memories back,” Michael said. “You know, it takes you to places where you can say, 'I remember driving down that road when I heard this song.'”
The Screaming Jalapeno is a Tex-Mex restaurant on Main Street in Safety Harbor.
Michael grew up in this town and said he has loved to see it evolved over the years.
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