WAITSBURG – After hearing from both parties involved and engaging in a brief discussion at their Dec. 20 meeting, the Waitsburg City Council decided to hand a noise ordinance issue over to the Planning Commission for review.

The issue arose when the manager of the apartments located behind Whiskey Canyon Sports Bar & Grill, which is commercially zoned, complained that trucks parked overnight at the restaurant with their engines idling disturbed apartment residents. The complaints have been ongoing and sporadic according to City Manager Randy Hinchliffe, who asked the council to review the situ...