Mount Juliet residents press city over Elliott Reserve construction, urge stronger enforcement

Residents from Nicholsville and nearby subdivisions told the Mount Juliet Board of Commissioners on July 14 that grading and construction at the Elliott Reserve development have damaged trees and privacy buffers, proceeded with inadequate erosion controls and left homeowners paying for surveys and inspections they said had been promised free.

At the Board of Commissioners meeting, Stephanie Beamer of 513 Montrose Drive said neighbors had repeatedly raised concerns about the development and that approved plans were not being followed. “Contractors have the ‘ask for forgiveness later’ mentality right now,” she said. She told the board some residents were asked to pay for pre-blast surveys after being told they would be free: “Some neighbors were told $150 some people were told $100 if we wanted a copy of our pre blast survey that was free. Some neighbors are now paying for our own pre blast surveys.”

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