COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho – The city of Coeur d'Alene is revisiting noise complaints in the downtown area, especially along Sherman Avenue, as residents and workers express their concerns about the persistent noise from trucks and motorcycles.

A noise ordinance is already in place, but many believe it falls short. Hattie Owens, a clerk at Mountain Madness Soap Co., shared her experience.

“I think a lot of people, it sounds like they like big trucks and they have, like, their mufflers that they like. And so it's pretty loud… we're supposed to keep the doors open in the store, and so we hear like, the loud cars a lot," Owens said.

The location of Sherman Avenue, situated between stoplights, exacerbates the issue, locals claim.

“You have a stoplight right here. Stoplight right there. It's like

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