Resident urges Darden Prairie to enforce construction rules after mud, debris complaints

During public comment, Cheryl Bratton of Creighton Bay Court told the Board of Aldermen she had watched what she described as repeated failures to remove mud and debris from streets connected to local construction and said the city has not been enforcing its own ordinances. Bratton cited a provision she identified as Section 500.13, describing rules that prohibit depositing material on streets and require prompt removal, and she referenced multiple sections of '501 30' that she said govern construction practices and allow stop‑work orders for violations.

Bratton said the upcoming addition of "190 new units opening up at the Prairie Encore" increases the need for police patrols and more rigorous enforcement. She told the board, "The city isn't following its own rules and neither is the mayor," and asked the aldermen to commit to remedying the enforcement lapses she described.

Board members acknowledged hearing the comments; the chair closed the public‑comment portion of the meeting and no formal enforcement action, stop‑work order, or staff directive to issue citations was recorded on the meeting record. The transcript does not show a staff report or vote initiating code enforcement in response to the remarks during this meeting.

Bratton recommended the city require developers to present to the Board of Aldermen at the board's next regularly scheduled meeting an explanation for violations and corrections, citing language that projects must be promptly remedied and that failure may result in stop‑work orders. The board did not adopt a specific enforcement motion during the session but the comments were part of the evening's public record.