Goodyear resident says new QT construction lights are shining into her home; city staff to follow up

Jackie Brandt, a Goodyear resident, told the City Council on Sept. 8 that construction lights at the new QT site are shining directly into her home late at night and into the early morning.

"I have photographs of them shining in my living room, my bedroom," Brandt said during the public-comment portion of the meeting, adding that officers from the Goodyear Police Department responded the last two nights and temporarily turned the lights off. "Half an hour after the police left, they were back on. I have photos from 02:00 in the morning of these lights shining and I need to know because I don't wanna keep calling the police department and making them come out."

City Manager (unnamed) told Brandt that staff would follow up. "Yes. What I can do is make sure that, Katie, our development services director, contacts you. Is your information on the yellow card?" the city manager said. The manager said staff would personally follow up and that the development services director would visit with Brandt about the issue.

The exchange came during the meeting's citizen-comment period, when residents may raise nonagenda matters for council consideration. Brandt asked which city office is responsible for enforcing construction-related lighting ordinances after saying police told her the ordinance requires lights to be shut off at 10:00 p.m. and not to shine into residences.

The city manager and Development Services Director Katie (last name not specified in the record) were identified as follow-up contacts; no enforcement action or schedule for inspection was announced at the meeting.

City staff contact information was collected from Brandt's speaker card for follow-up.