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The other regulations on times 鈥渓oud鈥� construction can occur remain the same; loading and unloading only after 7 a.m., hammering or nail shooting only between 7 a.m. and dusk and backhoe operation only between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.

With the change, the City will have the authority to issue stop work orders for repeat violators, where previously only building officials could by recommendation of the Codes Department, under the purview of the 快播视频 Police Department.

Andrea Morris, a resident of the Coles Ferry Village neighborhood, spoke during the April 7 meeting asking city leaders to make more efforts to hold developers accountable to the noise guidelines.

鈥淭oday, Coles Ferry Village is currently surrounded by five different construction sites. [There is] a clear, undeniable enforcement issue in this city regarding before hours and after hours construction violations,鈥� Morris said. 鈥淚t is deeply disheartening, as a longtime resident, to watch our city be overrun by national developers who care strictly about profit and not people. I ask you to demand strict enforcement from your staff and protect our neighborhoods.鈥�

鈥淭his ordinance still says the city may act. It says the police may [issue] citations. It says the building official may issue stop work orders,鈥� she continued. 鈥淎fter 14 months of what I can say is near-zero enforcement, despite my 15 calls to the non-emergency police number, despite my video recording of violations, despite multiple dump trucks driving around the clock next to my home鈥攊t seems like those calls for help have gone unanswered. There should be no more warnings issued to multi-million dollar developers. I鈥檓 asking the City to go on record guaranteeing this ordinance will actually be enforced.鈥�

Morris鈥檚 mother, Penelope Mason, also spoke. Mason said she emailed the City about concerns of developers using Christopher Dr., where she lives, as a cut-through between construction sites. Mason alleged the City responded with, paraphrased, 鈥淲ell, you knew this was coming, so get over it.鈥� She says residents are tired of construction in and around their neighborhoods and requested the City pass a moratorium on apartments and townhomes in the area, similar to one Mt. Juliet has implemented.

A last-moment revision changed language in the proposed amendment that work orders could be issued after two violation citations, rather than 鈥渂eing found guilty鈥� of violations.

鈥淭he Police Chief, Kristin [Rice], the Mayor, Lee [Clark]鈥攅verybody has been involved in making sure this is correct,鈥� Ward 1 Councilor Joey Carmack said. 鈥淚 wanted to make sure that one revision was added in there and they did that at the last minute, and I was hoping that would make everyone out there happy. I hope this will be the best resolution for you all possible.鈥�