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Noise Machines in Montpelier Spark Debate | Montpelier News
In Montpelier, Vermont, noise machines are now blasting from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. at the Pavilion Building near the State House — a last-ditch effort to curb public behavior amid ongoing safety and sanitation concerns. While officials initially tried clean porta-potties and polite signage, critics like Brenda Siegel of End Homelessness Vermont argue this approach misses the point: people are homeless because housing systems failed them, not because they’re misbehaving. She insists that providing shelter is the real solution — not noise deterrents — to end both suffering and the public spectacle…
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