QUESTION? WHO DOES CODES' PARTIME INSPECTORS REPORT TO? THE MAYOR OR NOBODY?
URGENT MESSAGE TO THE MAYOR
MAYOR LOTHERS OF NOLENSVILLE!
"MIKE" YOUR "RUNAWAY" CODES GUY
TELLS A BALLENGER FARMS RESIDENT
THAT HE HAS "NO SUPERIOR!" IN OTHER
WORDS HE AND HE ALONE IS THE CODES
"LAWMAN" SO STAY OUTTA MY WAY!
MAYOR LOTHERS BETWEEN YOUR TWO
HIRED GUNS IN CODES "MIKE" AND DON
SWARTZ YOU GOT A PUBLIC RELATIONS
PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN FESTERING
FOR MONTHS. No for YEARS!
LISTEN TO A RESIDENT OF BALLENGER
FARMS TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED TO
HER COURTESY OF YOUR "MIKE" IN
CODES:
"We are in Ballenger Farms-- And yes-- it
was a guy named Mike, and he told my
contractor he has no superior. (Really?)
He showed up at my front door, no identifi-
cation, in an unmarked truck and told my
husband to tell the workers to stop work
on covering my deck. My husband told
him it was not his job to stop them, and
shut the door on him. He proceeded to
the back of the house and got into it with
my contractor.
We talked to our builder before starting
this project and they told us we did not
need a permit. 4-5 others in construction
said the same thing. Yes, we should have
checked with city hall before we started
work, but took the professionals word
that we did not need one.
He got rather hostile with us that day and
told my contractor to clear the job site in
an hour and he was coming back with the
cops.
Well, I went down and got a permit and he
said he would talk to my contractor and
tell him what had to be done.
Over the phone he told him the size the
footers needed to be, etc... We were in
those regulations. Then, when he came
to do the offfical inspection, he said the
footers needed to be 8 inches larger
(length and width) than what they pre-
sently were-- he needed to replace the
posts in the deck, among other things.
Then, he told me over the phone there
was no written down 1,2,3, way to build
a deck, this is just what he thought
should be done.
We feel we are stuck and have to comply
with him, but may take legal action once
the job is completed-- then my contractor
is going to file formal complaint as well.
I am having a baby in 4 days and just want
this finished!!!! So far this is costing us
about $500 extra on this project and we
are not done yet with all his "inspections."
I have also recently learned that a couple
down the street is adding a sunroom to
their house-- This Mike guy has cost them
about $6000 in extra costs because he
keeps changing what has to be done--
after he approved all the orginal plans
from their contractor-- this is ridiculous.
We also had a run in with this Swartz guy!
Beazer, our Builder, recently placed a
stone (no higher than maybe 18 inches
and 2 feet long) on the corner of our lot
[We have a corner lot and construction
trucks cut the corner and they have had
to replace our grass 4 times in 6 months]--
anyway, this Swartz guy saw my husband
in the driveway yesterday and told him
we had to move it. Corey told him Beazer
placed it there not us--He told my husband
that it is the city's property and it cannot be
there-- So, if they move it-- I will start send-
ing them the bill for new sod.
There are people in my subdivision that
have not cut grass in months-- it is at least
over your knees, but they are picking on us.
Plus, I have realized that I think they only
drive around looking for crap on Wednes-
days-- each of our run ins with them have
been on a Wednesday!!
Thanks for getting back to me-- I enjoy
reading your blog and hope we can stir
up some unrest and get these people
out of here that just like to personally
make people miserable.
They are making us go above and
beyond on a job that they cannot
provide us with any written documen-
tation that our deck needs to be done
their way. I think we will be forced to
comply or else they will FINE us!"
What about it Mayor? Ask anyone in
town--these (2) GOTTA GO BYE BYE!
If you have had a "run-in" with these
two twin terrorists from Codes send
in your comments or emails and we
will print every word.
This is a good example of what really
happens when the Mayor split the
engineering dept 3-ways. Hired
consultants for engineering, part-
timers for Codes and did nothing
for planning? Hence the "buck"
stops nowhere? Ala' Mike of
Codes "he has NO SUPERIOR?"
posted by Guest Writer at 10:28 PM
10 Comments:
Hey folks...there is a private resident's deck in Bent Creek that codes has been trying to destroy.
So far the owner has held out. Hope everybody writes in that have told these two to "get off of my property!" In your face tactics might be OK for Black Panthers but not in our town. FIRE THEM..NOW!
Its doubtful they will be fired for doing their jobs.
The deck in question does not meet codes.
If people would get permits and learn the requirements FIRST there would not be any problems with codes.
If the lots weren't so teeny weenie there would not be these problems. You can't buy a postage stamp lot and then try to have all the ammenities of people with real yards.
8:06 obviously you have not personally enjoyed the Nolensville Codes department uncalled for treatment. You missed the local resident's POINT ENTIRELY...there is nothing in the codes file to follow about building a deck. Therefore...it is up to the whim and fancy of the two codes partime Wednesday enforcers who change their minds over and over costing the home owners thousdands of $$$.
5:20. Yes, I do know both codes officers have acted like jerks in the past. Most codes men do until citizens get enough of their behavior and complain to the superiors. Yes, Mayor Lothers does outrank them, and DOES listen and take complaints seriously.
I don't know about what is in codes about the deck, but do know it has been discussed in meetings that that guy is NOT in compliance, so obviously there is something in those codes you don't know.
5:20 please go back a read what Mikie of Codes said..."there is no written down 1,2,3 way in the codes to build a deck." Obviously there is NOTHING in those codes about a deck...only the opinion of the part time codes people who admit there is nothing there? So it is whatever these two part time codes people say it is today and change their minds tommorrow?
Hey I have news for you.
These codes guys have been doing this stuff way before the the new Mayor took the seat.
Don Swartz has done the same thing to Old Hickory as he is now doing to us which is why people in Old Hickory hate him so much and have all the blogs. He does have to answer to someone and he either better realize that or the mayor needs to fire him. He will become a great liability for Nolensville. He worked for codes in Nashville before he either resigned under pressure or was fired. Check this guy out and his antics and then complain to the mayor.
Hey guys, you think Don Swartz is bad in Nolensville, go here and see what he does on his days off.
swartzfacts.blogspot.com
stopswartz.blogspot.com
Good luck!
Don Swartz left Nashville Codes either under pressure or mutual agreement because a lawsuit was brought against him for sexual harrassment. The lawsuit was brought against him by other MEN in his office. It's public record.
Hi guys - there is a rumor here in Old Hickory that Don Swartz has been fired from his job in Nolensville. It comes from a reliable source. Can anyone confirm it? Great news for you guys if it is true.
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