Lawmakers move to muffle nuisance noise lawsuits near racetracks

LANSING

Anew bipartisan Senate bill would prevent nearby neighbors of raceways from filing nuisance claims against track owners.

The bill would prevent residents within a 5-mile radius of a track’s perimeter from suing the owner if they purchased the property after the track was built.

It was drafted months after the indefinite closure of Onondaga Dragway in Ingham County, which shuttered after years…