Glen Cove City Council Members said they would consider revising a recently approved noise ordinance that bars the use of gasoline-powered tools on Sundays after a resident raised concerns about what he said appeared to be religious bias in the legislation at the Tuesday, May 27, meeting.
Resident Harris Pepper said the law allows for less work on the Christian Sabbath than it does on the Jewish Sabbath. While both days are considered to be “holy days,” he said. “Christian residents are granted more time to work on the weekends than their Jewish neighbors.”
