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06-21-2007, 10:01 AM | #1 |
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| Neighbors - re skin kids - not fur babies Not sure if this is the right place to post this - but there were a few posts recently regarding neighbors and how horrible they can be when it comes to our dogs - Check out this article regarding two girls and their backyard...... Long IslandNoise complaint against Bayville family dropped BY SUZANNE LABARRE suzanne.labarre@newsday.com Email this story Printer friendly format June 20, 2007, 10:14 PM EDT Cheers erupted in a packed courtroom in Bayville Wednesday night after a judge dismissed a case against a couple who faced jail time because their children allegedly played too loudly around their backyard pool. William and Rachel Poczatek, of Bayville, were accused of violating a village noise code after irate neighbors complained that their daughters, ages 5 and 11, made too much noise frolicking in their backyard. Judge John O. Kennedy threw out the case after Village Prosecutor James Reilly joined with the couple's attorney, Andrew J. Campanelli, of Mineola, who asked that the charge be dismissed. "I think the village did the right thing," said William, 43. Rachel, also 43, added, "It shouldn't have come to this point." Neighbor Mark Kostakis, 40, who had complained about the girls, said Wednesday night, "The wrong ordinance was written. ... Does this give them the right to do whatever they want? You'll have to ask them." The couple's attorney has not ruled out further legal action. Kostakis had videotaped the girls playing in the backyard and the couple wants the tapes destroyed. Kostakis said earlier this week he had complained to the family and the village for nearly three years and started recording the din last month after village officials instructed him to document his complaints, he said. "I don't want it to escalate. I want peace and quiet," Kostakis said. His wife, Angie, 44, said they had bought the camera to document the case. "It's not about the children. It's about the parents who have blatant disrespect for the neighbors," she said. The Poczateks were charged with violating a provision that bars "the shouting and crying of peddlers, hawkers and vendors, which disturbs the peace and quiet of the neighborhood." If convicted, the couple could have been fined $250 or sent to jail for 15 days, or both for each day that the offense continued. Caroline Bourke, 53, who lives behind the Poczateks, also has complained, but said last night she wasn't surprised the case was thrown out. "I guess these days, there are going to have to be new ordinances," she said. A friend of the Poczateks, Nicole Waage, 41, of Bayville, supported the dismissal. "I think it was the right decision and the only decision to make. There are kids all over the place in Bayville," she said. On Tuesday, Mayor Victoria Siegel said she wasn't happy about children not being able to play in their backyard, but maintained that "something had to be happening in order for people to have complained." But Albert Brunetti, 74, who lives next door to the Poczateks, said he's never had a problem with the children. "The kids are nice kids," he said. Several neighbors who live behind the Poczateks' Perry Avenue home on Plymouth Road said Tuesday that the children are indeed a nuisance. The children scream at the top of their lungs and go on for hours on end, said Sheila Brown, 48. "I could have 10 friends over that don't make as much noise as those two kids," she said. On May 7, a village code enforcement officer issued William Poczatek a notice of violation, citing his children's "loud screaming, shouting" as an "unreasonable nuisance to neighbors." Last week, the Poczateks held a party for their 11-year-old daughter and her friends. The following day, they received a summons to appear in court. Rachel Poczatek said Tuesday her children are well-behaved. "They're not throwing rocks, they're not yelling, they're just playing in their yard," she said. |
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06-21-2007, 10:05 AM | #2 |
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| the courteous thing to do is let your neighbors know before you have a party. otherwise, there is most likely a time when it should be quiet. (ours is 10 or 11). this is crazy! |
06-21-2007, 10:30 AM | #3 |
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| I saw this on TV and thought that it was really absurd until I heard the recording. It was really unbelievable how much noise they made and it was non-stop. It sounded like those two girls were being attacked by a serial killer. It definitely wasn't your average group of children playing. The mother refuses to discipline them and regardless of what she says, those two girls are not well-behaved. The news piece said that almost everyone in the neighborhood has complained and some are now going to put their houses up for sale.
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06-21-2007, 11:55 AM | #4 | |
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06-21-2007, 12:07 PM | #5 |
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| Thanks for posting that at least I found out what all the hype was about. They mentioned this on the 10 news last night but kept the story under wraps for over 1/2 hrs. I got mad and turned the tv off waiting for the story. I hate it when these news casters keep you hanging for so long but keep mentioning a top story and showing pics during the news but never tell you what it is to keep you watching. |
06-21-2007, 12:11 PM | #6 |
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| Loud in the pool My daughter is now 13, but when she was about 9 or 10 she screamed when she was swimming too. I dont know if they get too excited or what, but I was constantly telling her to hold it down. She had 1 friend who came over all the time, She screamed too. It sounded like they were being murdered. I told her repeatedly that the neighbors were going to call the police to say an axe murderer was killing two kids in the pool. luckily they never called or complained ! |
06-21-2007, 12:16 PM | #7 |
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| I wish I had heard the recording, but I'll just take you ladies' word for it...Even so, I think jail time seems a little harsh.
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