Council denies reimbursement for unapproved JPM acoustics amendment after heated debate

The City of Franklin Common Council voted to deny reimbursement for an amendment request from JPM, an acoustics consultant, after months of neighborhood complaints about event noise and a contested invoice for additional on-site work.

Mayor John R. Nelson opened the discussion by saying he appreciated the data collected but echoed council concerns about not being notified before the additional work and costs were incurred. JPM’s consultant, John, told the council he performed on-site monitoring at multiple events and locations and that the additional data collection was necessary to produce a complete mitigation plan: “I had to be present, understand what was going on, and make decisions on the fly in terms of where I would like to have my permanent locations,” he said.

Neighbors and council members pressed the consultant and city staff over process and cost. Joy Jurgenas…