Wednesday, November 19, 2014

- It is unlawful to prohibit street music – Bergens Tidende

OnThursdaycitycouncilinBergentreataproposaltobanstreetmusicTorgallmenningen.

“BuskersarenotallowedtoactonTorgallmenningenand10metersintotheadjacentsidestreets,”accordingtoanotefromGreenEtat.

-Ifsuchathinggoesthrough,itisveryseriousforme.Thisisthemainincomemin.ItgoeswithoutsayingthatI’mworried,saidstreetmusicianRichAlexandertoBTlastweek.

-Thisisveryseriousforme

BergenmunicipalitywillforbidstreetmusicTorgallmenningen.

nowalsorespondslawyersandpoliticians.-TocleanTorgallmenningenforstreetmusiciansisillegal.Thepolicehavenoauthoritytoissuegeneralpenaltyrulesonperformanceofmusicincertainpublicplaces.ItseemsthatcouncilsandpolicehaveaplantosecuretheGypsyandjunkie-freestreetsbydrawingupmapsandprohibitgroupsstaythere,whichofcourseisnoauthorityinthePoliceActorotherwise,sayslawyerBengtWaldowtoBT.

-ThecitycouncilcannotgetovertheParliamentandthepoliceandIwonderhowGreenEtatplantoachieveit.ThequestionbelongsinParliament,headded.

CommissionerEilerMacodyLund(FRP)willnotcommentoninitiative.

-IneedtodiscussthiswithGreenEtatandcomebackwithananswer,hesaid.

RequiresCityCouncil-case

SondreBåtstrandintheGreenPartydemandsthatthematterbedealtwithbytheCityCouncil.

-Ifwearetohavestreetmusiciansinthemostcentralurbanspaceisanissueoffundamentalimportance,andthenthemattershallbeconsideredbythecity’stoppoliticalbody.It’saboutwhatexpressionsweletoutinpublic,saysBåtstrand.

-WewillofcoursediscussthisissueincitycouncilThursday.Beyondthat,Ihavenocomment.We’llhavetowaitandsee,sayscommissionerEilerMacodyLund.

Thebackgroundfortheproposalthatthecouncilwillnowdecide,accordingmunicipality”manyinquiriesfromthepublicregardingnoise.”

summersent”PeatAlmenbasisfromWell”,anassociationofhomeownersandbusinessesinTorgallmenningen,acomplaint.

CompaniesSundt,fastfoodplacesMcDonald’sandDollyDimplesandmorehotelsareintheunion.

-Personally,Ithinkatotalbanisgoingwellfar.However,theregulationsmustbeinsisted.Ithasattimesbeentoomuchandtoopoorcontrolofthemusicthathasbeenthere,saysbusinessmanagerandcontactperson,ArneStoretvedt.

TheCityCouncilisthereforeagreesandhasdesignedamapofwhereitisnotallowedtoplay.TheareacoversessentiallytheentireTorgallmenningen,fromSeaman’sMonumenttothebluestone,andpartsofthesidestreetsalong.



“Numerousinquiries”

Themusicisexperiencedasunpleasantforthosewhoarenear,saidcommissionerMacodyLundlastweek.

-Wehavereceivednumerousinquiries,questionsandrequestsfrombusinessesandneighborstobanstreetmusicinthisarea.It’stiring,noisyandmakesitdifficultforthemtobethere,hesaid.

Buskerswillstillbeabletoplayanywhereelseinthecitycenterwithoutapplication.Onlythepolicecanexpelstreetmusicians,butGreenEtatalsowanttheopportunitytoaskthemtomove.



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