Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce might have more support in their new neighborhood than it seems. According to a neighbor, the backlash over the couple’s plans for their Ohio mansion is being blown out of proportion. It was reported that another meeting about the landscaping is set for Tuesday. However, some nearby residents still seem unhappy.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce reportedly find neighborhood allies amid $5.35M Ohio mansion feud
A neighbor who lives minutes from the property told Page Six that they think the couple is “excited.” “I don’t think people are angry,” they added. The source believes the objections are limited to “just the neighbors on either side.” They said they don’t know why, since the couple has done “a really nice job fixing up the house.”
The neighbor reportedly reached out to community members ahead of the meeting. They want everyone on the same page so that the couple doesn’t get the wrong impression of Bratenahl. “We don’t want them to feel unwelcome,” they said. The source claimed that the rest of the neighborhood “will absolutely be supportive.”
According to a village notice, the Architectural Review Board will meet on Tuesday, November 10, at Bratenahl’s community center. Swift and Kelce haven’t attended any previous meetings in person and have instead sent representatives. The neighbor doubts they will show up this time. They note instead that these meetings aren’t well attended, but the ones on the couple’s plans have drawn unusually large crowds and media attention.
The couple bought the eight-bedroom, 11-bathroom lakefront property in March. The plans include a six-foot black aluminum privacy fence and landscaping changes. Their planner, Jacob Kutz of Tiny Construction, said that they are looking for privacy and security. He noted that the original plan was scaled down from an eight-foot fence, and the new one stops short of Lake Erie.
However, some neighbors haven’t exactly rolled out the welcome mat. Chuck Bauernschmidt reportedly criticized the clearing of shrubbery and warned that deer could be hurt on the fence. Katherine Bolton raised concerns about planting evergreens near a century-old shared sewer line.
