GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. โ The Green Cove Springs City Council voted unanimously at a special session Tuesday night to hold Green Cove Dragway at Reynolds Industrial Park to the terms of the track's special events permit that is in place until next May to ensure the owner comes into compliance and follows through on his commitment to work to ease noise concerns.
Following the vote, Peter Scalzo, the owner of Green Cove Dragway, promised to handle the noise complaints by shutting down Friday night racing immediately and imposing a stop time of 10 p.m. on Saturday nights, even if the racing hasn't finished.
The meeting was held after at least one Green Cove Springs resident complained about the noise at the dragway off Wildwood Road, which is busy on Friday and Saturday evenings in the summer.
"There are more mitigating factors than just a few alleged noise complaints," said Doug Freeman, a Jacksonville resident.
The City Council will revisit the issue when the special permit for Green Cove Dragway expires in the spring.