Bands and other music at the Mifflin Street Block Party aren’t any louder than popular Madison events like Concerts on the Square, Rhythm & Booms or even the noise coming from Camp Randall on game days.
At least that’s the argument being put forward by Tom Wangard, a UW-Madison junior and Mifflin Street resident who has petitioned the city for a noise ordinance amnesty for the annual party this Saturday.
“The Mifflin Street Block Party is a historical event here on campus,” he said. “We realize that we can’t be completely out of hand with noise, but it would be reasonable to have the hours of 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., the daytime hours, set aside for no noise violations at all.”