WILLIAMSBURG — A Burgy resident and his children are having a towering problem trying to sleep at night, saying the hourly, around-the-clock chimes that emanate from the Haydenville Congregational Church bell are disruptive for his family.

“It’s really loud. In the daytime it doesn’t seem it because of all the noise, but at nighttime, laying in bed, it’s like jarring — jarring,” High Street resident Mike Ambs told the Select Board on Tuesday. He said he is a light sleeper and that his four children have also been awakened by the bell.

Ambs is asking the board to direct the church, at 143 Main St., to mute the bell between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.

Other residents along High and Pine streets, however, said this week that they enjoy hearing the bell even in the middle of the night.

The Select Board took no action, but members are considering a community survey to gauge public opinion. They invited Ambs to return in two weeks to discuss the issue further.

Ambs, a Pennsylvania native who has lived throughout the country, moved to Williamsburg about seven months ago and lives roughly 1,000 feet from the church. He said silencing the bell at night is a “quality-of-life” issue.

Several residents interviewed along High and Pine streets described the bell as charming and a longstanding tradition.

“I’m 90 years old, and it’s been ringing for 90 years, and it’s no problem,” Pine Street resident Bernard Bachand said. “It don’t bother nobody.”

Town Administrator Brenda Lessard said many residents enjoy the bells and even set their household clocks to match the church tower’s time.

Select Board member Bill Sayre contacted Gabi Immerman, who has lived on High Street for 17 years, for her perspective. In an email to Sayre, Immerman said the bell does not disrupt her and that it would be “a sad loss” if it had to be silenced. She recommended surveying residents as they consider the request.

“After a day or two, the sound recedes into the subconscious as is true for traffic noise, truck air brakes (a frequent experience at our location), river sounds, even foxes screaming in the night,” Immerman wrote.

The bell had been out of service for about five months while repairs were completed and resumed ringing about two weeks ago.

Before the repairs, Ambs said he raised the issue with the church’s pastor and former Town Administrator Nick Caccamo. He said he was told the bell is under the town’s jurisdiction and that any request to change its hours should be directed to the Select Board.