A hearing on Jim Thorpe Borough's request to extend enforcement of its own noise ordinance for establishments with a liquor license produced little chatter Thursday morning.

Jim Thorpe Police Chief Joe Schatz said his department fielded four noise complaints, all by the same person and all regarding the Mauch Chunk Opera House, over the past year."Our patrol officers went out, listened to the noise and, in each case, could not establish a reason to file a citation against the establishment," Schatz said.The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board voted last year to allow the borough to handle noise complaints for one year, an agreement which expires on March 10.Jim Thorpe is requesting a one-year renewal of its enforcement status.Without that control, the LCB is free to fine licensed establishments after any complaint, with the amount of the penalty rising each time.Jim Thorpe's ordinance prohibits noise disturbances from 11 p.m. to 5:59 a.m. for residents and 24 hours per day for the borough's establishments with a liquor license.All of the past year's complaints against the opera house came during the evening hours, Schatz said."Had our officers determined there was a noise violation at the venue, we would have issued a warning on the first offense," he said. "It would then go into our records management system and any subsequent complaint would result in a citation."On one of the complaints, Jim Thorpe Mayor Michael Sofranko also responded to the scene and determined there was no probable cause for a violation of the ordinance.Schatz said his department will continue to be able handling enforcement of the ordinance and would be in favor of the extension."We've had no complaints about the actual ordinance itself," he said.The opera house amassed fines of over $2,000 in a nearly two-year period after complaints from neighbors.With the citations adding up, the opera house put its liquor license in escrow in September 2014 to avoid potentially losing it.During the six-month escrow period, the venue couldn't sell alcohol, only ask for donations.Just seven residents attended Thursday's hearing, required by the LCB before yielding enforcement to the local level."We're all here in favor of Jim Thorpe enforcing the ordinance," borough resident Andrew Roberts said.The LCB has 60 days to make a decision on the extension.