LISBON – About a dozen residents attended the Selectmen’s meeting Tuesday night to support sending a proposed noise ordinance to voters at a special town meeting on Sept. 28.

The lengthy ordinance, put together by a community policing advisory committee, was the culmination of months of work by residents from various sections in town where noise complaints have been increasing over the years.

By far the most controversial noise complaints have come from neighbors in the area of Longchamps motorcycle track, and most agreed that it was the impetus for proposing the noise ordinance, which contains detailed decibel limits for a variety of activities.

After nearly and hour, it was voted 3-2, with Selectmen Layne Curtis and E. Charles Smith opposed, to put the ordinance on the Sept. 28 special town meeting warrant. Both Smith and Curtis said they had serious concerns about decibel restrictions and how it might affect businesses.

One of the proponents, John Potvin, who lives near the south end of the motorcycle track, told Selectmen, “We feel we have no voice and will not be heard; something has got be done … our quality of life has been disrupted.” Others agreed.

Smith suggested “muffling” to keep down noise from the motorcycles, and asked for more study before adopting an ordinance.

Town Manager Curtis Lunt explained the ordinance was “a beginning; the police chief and I believe it can be amended later.”

State Rep. Bob Berube, R-Lisbon, who lives in the area of the track, told selectmen the track is “singly why we’re here tonight,” adding that the track is not a grandfathered use as was previously determined by the town’s Board of Appeals.

Chairman Michael Bowie said: “We need to have a starting point, so we can build a better mousetrap, so to speak … get something in place so we can have some progress.”

Neither Smith nor Curtis, who were the only ones at the meeting opposed to bringing the ordinance to a town meeting, would agree to change their positions. The motion to put the ordinance on the warrant was approved, with Paul Chizmar, L. Scott D’Amboise and Bowie voting in favor.

Also approved for inclusion on the special town meeting warrant was Gendron Realty’s proposal for a Tax Increment Finance district and development program for a new mall on Route 196 in Lisbon Falls.

In addition, selectmen placed on the warrant Floor Systems’ proposal for a TIF district and development program to construct a new $1.2 million facility on Route 196 near the Furniture Superstore. The firm, which currently has 15 employees at its Lewiston facility, plans to hire six additional employees when it comes to Lisbon, selectmen were told.

Selectmen will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 7, on the Floor Systems TIF.