JUST like street vendors, nightspot owners in Cagayan de Oro City should comply with city laws to avoid inconveniencing the public, Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Rolando ‘Klarex’ Uy said today.
“I’m asking the nightspot owners, let’s not inconvenience our neighbors. Second, they should prioritize their welfare (just as much as their customers), and thirdly, by doing this they would help ensure that their businesses continue to operate,” Mayor Uy said in reference to his order to suspend the business permit of one nightspot at Corrales Avenue early this October.
The Regulatory and Compliance Board (RCB) enforced Mayor Uy’s order to temporarily suspend the operations of Station 29 for playing loud music at their premises beyond midnight despite a previously signed agreement with the RCB not to do so.
Mayor Uy confirmed during his radio program ‘Ang Inyong Alagad: Mayor Klarex Uy’ that he visited Station 29 along with the RCB team.
“I personally visited the site along with RCB chairman Atty. Edgardo Uy and I witnessed (how they continued to play their loud music)…I’m waiting on them to request the re-opening of their business and we have to talk (about) this. If they can’t go to my office, I will go to them. Bottomline I want peace and order so I ask them, don’t inconvenience the public,” Mayor Uy said.
In a mediation hearing held last month by the RCB at their office, representatives of Station 29 assured the management of Avida Towers Aspira that they will tone down their music late at night to avoid disturbing the condominium’s occupants.
The Avida Towers Aspira condo occupants complained of loud music played by Station 29’s disc jockeys that reached even the top floors of the condominium.
Mayor Uy explained that Station 29 can only resume operations. If they can ‘soundproof’ their outdoor sound system in such a way as not to disturb their neighbors like the Avida Towers Aspira condo occupants.
“It’s just like what I asked from the sidewalk vendors. For the vendors to continue selling their wares, they should comply with the laws. Only by helping themselves can they continue to operate,” Mayor Uy said. (Stephen Capillas of City Information Office)
