The Gallatin City Council has approved a resolution that will allow construction crews to work on the new Facebook data center during overnight hours.
Before the vote, Gallatin Mayor Paige Brown encouraged council members to share what they experienced during recent site visits. Many said they were encouraged to see that a large berm had been constructed to reduce any noise coming from the construction site.
Brown said during her recent visit to, and around, the construction site, she noticed that construction noise was barely discernible above natural ambient sounds, and that the rock crusher only raised the noise level by a few decibels.
Brown also wanted to point out that nighttime construction was greatly limited compared to what crews were doing during the day.
“I don't think that there will be a noise violation that will occur based on the decibel readings, and I'm comfortable that there will not be an impact on residents,” she said.
Councilman Jimmy Overton agreed.
He said his site visit helped ease his initial concerns about overnight operations. He was assured there would be no trucks, or backup alarm sounds at night, and activity would be limited to a rock crusher behind a 40-foot noise reduction berm that was recently constructed.
“After going out there and seeing the operation, and how well it is managed and asking questions and actually listening, it convinced me that no one can hear it when it is running at night.” Overton said. “I appreciate the steps they are taking, so I support it.”
Council members were quick to point out that if the council starts receiving legitimate complaints from residents about noise, they can rescind the variance to work overnight.
During the roll call vote, Vice Mayor Steve Camp abstained while the other council members voted in favor of the resolution.
The city of Gallatin will continue to hold their meetings virtually for the foreseeable future in accordance with Tennessee Governor Lee’s Executive Orders to help slow down the spread of COVID-19, and to protect the public health of city residents.
In addition to the agenda item on Facebook earlier this month, council members heard from three callers, who expressed concerns about an ordinance for a high-density residential Development Plan for Bledsoe Springs, located north of Hartsville Pike and east of Airport Road. The residents were worried about increased traffic in residential areas, and the increased load and cost on city resources.
No votes were taken.
Brown informed the council that the city's annual Sept. 11th memorial service, organized by the Gallatin Fire Department, was canceled this year due to COVID-19 concerns. She also shared a proclamation declaring September 2020 as suicide prevention awareness month.
“Suicide is one of the most disruptive and tragic events that family in the community can experience with more than 1,000 lives lost in Tennessee each year,” Brown read. “Public awareness of this terrifying problem is the key to preventing further suffering and loss of life.”
The proclamation encourages all residents to check on the well-being of their family friends, and take steps toward building a strong community to help prevent the ninth leading cause of all deaths in Tennessee through awareness, education and treatment.
Later, during a consideration of agenda items, the City Council pondered several ordinances, including the appropriation of $1,000,000 from the Facebook data center project to be used for an extension of Gateway Drive. The measure was approved with very little discussion.
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