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Council orders temporary shutdown, wins written limits on start times at school construction site
Summary
Clifton Heights officials issued a shutdown order after resident complaints about early-morning noise and dense worker presence at the Upper Darby School construction site; the contractor and school district gave written assurances limiting gate openings to 6:45 a.m. and work resumed under monitoring.
Clifton Heights borough officials said they issued a temporary shutdown order for work at the Upper Darby School construction site after multiple resident complaints about early-morning starts, noise and large crews. The borough manager told council the order was issued "on Friday at noon under stipulations" tied to the borough's noise ordinance, and that citations had been issued during earlier warnings. Nut graf: The move was intended to enforce local ordinances that prohibit construction starts before 7 a.m. and to reduce disruptive noise for homes immediately adjacent to the site. Borough staff and the solicitor negotiated…
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