After sending the email to President Bitterbaum I received a very quick response. He notified me that he would be referring me (and my problem) to another associate. I then received the following email from Jeffery Lallas, The Director of Facilities Planning, Design and Construction
"Our Facilities PDC office is responsible for all the construction projects going on and I am sorry that our office was not aware of the problem -- and am sorry if you and other students have been seriously negatively affected by the schedules.
We have three active construction sites on campus right now -- Fitz, Moffett, and CVH. The contractors on all three sites typically work 7:00 to 3:30 -- unless there is a need to start early or work late to avoid problems with and complaints from daytime staff and faculty. At first I was assuming your question was related to Fitz. We have recently removed the canopy (a lot of jack hammering) and we ran a compressor outside to clean up, but that work is complete, and I am sorry if this noise was the source of your problem. You also mention though that others have had problems -- not just campus residents -- so I'm not sure if you (they) are possibly having problems studying in the library or other locations during the days as well.
Either way, even though construction continues, we are always sensitive to exam period, and we also can sometimes accommodate short term requests as well when necessary. I would appreciate it if you give me a call so we can quickly target the problem and discuss possible solutions."
I was pleased to see that he cares about the students on campus so much. I will be calling him tomorrow to discuss plans.
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