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Rehovot Municipality Does Not Fight Illegal Operation of the Business by Rehovot Major Nephew, JPost says
Imagine that you've spent a fortune on building a nice house, looked into every detail, toiled for months to make sure that everything caters to your needs and taste, waited for several years until construction was finished - but one factor evaded you and you realize it only when it's too late. This has happened to thousands of Rehovot residents who are regularly awoken in the middle of the night by loud techno music...
"The first night I woke up, I thought I was back in miluim (military reserve) in the middle of a bombardment," says one frustrated Rehovot resident who asked not to be named. "It took me a moment to realize it was merely fireworks. Mostly the noise is fireworks and extremely loud music that can be heard all the way to Ness Ziona. Sometimes the music lasts all night long. I spend too many sleepless nights. No matter what I do, I can't evade it, and in the morning I'm a wreck. It's frustrating because we are absolutely helpless, while the authorities - the police and the Rehovot municipality - do not do enough, if anything, to solve the problem and stop this nightmare."
Rehovot residents have been suffering from such noise bouts since the territory around the railway station turned into the hottest local club scene. Clubs such as Metrock, Metro, and Tarazina, as well as the Shamayim Kchulim wedding hall, have been operating north of the city's railway station for several years on agricultural land owned mainly by the Ya'acovs, a wealthy family from Be'er Ya'acov.
Two of these clubs - Metro and the Shamayim Kchulim wedding hall - have licenses, but Metrock and Tarazina operate illegally. Tarazina is owned by Nir Forer, a nephew of Rehovot mayor Yehosha Forer. The younger Forer's partially outdoor club has been operating without a license for the past six years. When questioned about the club's legal status, Tarazina shift manager Assaf Cohen says laconically "We are working on it now..."
Source: Edna Shemesh. Sleepless in Rehovot. JPost.com (7 July 2006) [Fulltext]
"The first night I woke up, I thought I was back in miluim (military reserve) in the middle of a bombardment," says one frustrated Rehovot resident who asked not to be named. "It took me a moment to realize it was merely fireworks. Mostly the noise is fireworks and extremely loud music that can be heard all the way to Ness Ziona. Sometimes the music lasts all night long. I spend too many sleepless nights. No matter what I do, I can't evade it, and in the morning I'm a wreck. It's frustrating because we are absolutely helpless, while the authorities - the police and the Rehovot municipality - do not do enough, if anything, to solve the problem and stop this nightmare."
Rehovot residents have been suffering from such noise bouts since the territory around the railway station turned into the hottest local club scene. Clubs such as Metrock, Metro, and Tarazina, as well as the Shamayim Kchulim wedding hall, have been operating north of the city's railway station for several years on agricultural land owned mainly by the Ya'acovs, a wealthy family from Be'er Ya'acov.
Two of these clubs - Metro and the Shamayim Kchulim wedding hall - have licenses, but Metrock and Tarazina operate illegally. Tarazina is owned by Nir Forer, a nephew of Rehovot mayor Yehosha Forer. The younger Forer's partially outdoor club has been operating without a license for the past six years. When questioned about the club's legal status, Tarazina shift manager Assaf Cohen says laconically "We are working on it now..."
Source: Edna Shemesh. Sleepless in Rehovot. JPost.com (7 July 2006) [Fulltext]
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