Construction site causing environmental and safety concerns for neighbors

COLLIER COUNTY — We’re listening to from people dwelling shut to a enchancment website in Naples who say it’s Starting To hazard the environment and their safety.

The property on Santa Barbara Blvd. is Getting used to crush concrete proper subsequent to a quantity of housing communities. People dwelling shut toby are calling on Collier County to do one factor about it, however after talking with The agency Cadenhead Construction, it tells us It is utterly Contained in the regulation.

We watched as truckloads of concrete have been delivered to The state of affairs Tuesday to be crushed, all solely ft from Catherine Novy’s house Inside the Firano housing enchancment.

“That is typically a residential space They typically’re working it as a metropolis dump,” said Novy.

Novy said the work goes on Daily from 7:00 Inside the morning till 7:00 at Evening time.

“The quantity of mud, soot, noise. The noise diploma is ridiculous,” said Novy.

We additionally spoke with Janice Townsend, who lives simply south of The enchancment website Inside the Seychelles housing group. She said she hit An monumental chunk of concrete In the midst of the road and was virtually critically harm.

“I swerved, at Which period the rock hit the again tire. Triggered a flat tire And in addition truly reduce A complete huge gash Inside the rim of my car,” said Townsend.

She said that crash ended up valueing her $1,200, however she’s apprehensive it might value One other particular person their life.

“I’m A very cautious driver. If it had been One other particular person, Definitely one of my neighbors Which might have been aged, might have been killed,” said Townsend.

We spoke with Bobby Cadenhead on the telephone, the proprietor of Cadenhead Construction. He didn’t Want to be recorded, however he informed us He is complying with all regulations from the Division of Environmental Safety.

He additionally said he crushes the concrete on-website as a Outcome of it saves him roughly $2 million Rather than getting it crushed Elsewhere and shipped in. He said he plans to have all concrete shipped in by November 1st, and all crushing carried out by January 1st.

Novy said, after two years of dwelling subsequent to The state of affairs, she doesn’t buy it.

“I question the legitimacy of him telling you that he’ll cease bringing stuff in in November, and ceaseping by January 1st. I can’t fathom that’s going to be the case, as a Outcome of it hasn’t been For two years,” said Novy.

Cadenhead said the crushed concrete Goes To be used for enchancment on The state of affairs. He said he has plans To assemble lots of of rental models, and Greater than 260,000 sq. ft of retail space.

Novy said that’s one factor she and her neighbors will wrestle To maintain from occurring.