Following the tragic death of my next door neighbor's daughter Maricruz on Monday afternoon, I want to say this is the culmination of a lack of respect on the part of the construction company and subcontractors who have been building in the neighborhood for the last 6 months. I would like to know if my experience is similar to other projects around the city? Are they more sensitive in affluent areas of the city? By poor conduct I cite the following instances that we as neighbors have complained to the developer about on several occasions before this accident.
Making deliveries at odd hours of the night - 3:00a.m. 4:00 a.m....etc. ( The reverse beeping and unloading from a semi truck is very very annoying and loud at this time in the a.m.). Beginning Construction at 6:00 a.m. to the displeasure of sleeping residents. I think noise restrictions are lifted around 7:00 or 7:30 a.m. Driving onto lawns and damaging boulevards when Semi trucks are to large for the residential street. Litter from construction workers during their breaks. ( Shovels, wrappers, pop cans, signage..etc.) Now the latest: the haphazard delivery of materials (3:30 a.m. Monday morning), without any security fences or barriers around the perimeter. Unfortunately, the lack of a fence contributed to Mary and her cousin's playing on the construction materials. Yes, it is easy to say why weren't the parents paying attention, but believe me I know her family well and they do watch their kids very closely. The construction site, however, is literally across the alley and kids playing tag can get in there in a matter of seconds, especially as there is no fence or any type of barrier. I know we are not the first nor the last to have to put up with the buzzings of development, but I do think that construction in residential areas should be held to a higher standard especially when there are a lot of children in close proximity. Just my reflections after a frustrating and extremely sad 24 hours. Robinson Cook Ventura Village Robinson Cook U.S. Bank Corporate Payment Systems 1010 S. 7th Street Minneapolis, MN 55415 Phone: 612-973-6454 FX: 612-973-6856 _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
