KINGFIELD – The bottom line for neighbors of Jordan’s Pit Stop Go Kart Track is noise, Administrative Assistant Greg Davis said Tuesday.

Selectmen held a public hearing Monday to gather comments from people about the track.

While selectmen understand the track operates under a conditional use/consent agreement that was grandfathered to allow go-carts, some people feel the agreement is being violated because the track goes beyond go-carts and appropriate noise levels, he said.

“We need to define exactly what a go-cart is. We need a standard definition. Mini-stock cars are not go-carts but race cars,” Bill Swain said.

NASCAR mini-cup cars have used the track and are not go-carts by industry standards, said Bill Houston.

“It is more than the noise … If there were no mini-cars, there would not be a problem … A race track is illegal in Kingfield and specifically decreases property values by 20 percent within a half-mile,” Houston said.

Approximately 35 people, including selectmen, voiced concerns and some possible solutions, including planting a tree buffer and having a better muffler system on the vehicles.

Noise became worse when trees were cut from the Jordan property, Chuck Twitchell said.

Leslie Jordan, the track owner, said he would consider the tree buffer issue. While it’s important to listen to the concerns, he said, the decibel levels can be impacted by weather conditions. He also said the noise is no higher than when Jordan’s runs its rock-crushing operation.

Wade Brown, who heads up a local track club, told the group that the club has tried to limit noise and hours and do what members could to meet noise level concerns.

“The best way to address concerns is for the operators of the track and neighbors to get together and reach an agreement,” John Dill said.

The board will have to decide at a future meeting how to proceed. It could include hiring someone to do certified sound tests of the decibels at the boundary line, Davis said.