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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Ohio neighbor blasts ‘absentee’ couple: ‘Tremendous blow’ to community

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Cardoza, R. (2026, October 9). Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Ohio neighbor blasts ‘absentee’ couple: ‘Tremendous blow’ to community. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/10/09/entertainment/taylor-swift-travis-kelces-ohio-neighbor-blasts-absentee-couple-tremendous-blow-to-community/

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At a recent Bratenahl village planning meeting, neighbors of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce criticized the celebrity couple for being “absentee” homeowners and for landscaping changes that could disrupt local peace and quiet. Resident Katherine Bolton expressed concern over potential sewage issues costing up to $75,000 and neighbor Chuck Bauernschmidt complained about extensive tree removal and a planned fence near Lake Erie. The stars’ representative defended their actions as necessary for privacy and security following the largest sale in Cuyahoga County last year.
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At a recent meeting of the Bratenahl Architectural Review Board in Ohio, neighbors criticized Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, calling them "absentee" residents who have disrupted the community's peace and quiet. The discussion centered around landscaping plans near an old sewage line shared by Swift and Kelce’s property and that of resident Katherine Bolton, who has lived there for over three decades. Bolton warned that planting evergreens could cause catastrophic sewer backups, potentially costing her up to $75,000 in repairs. She is currently consulting with the couple's attorney about this issue and expressed frustration at their lack of involvement in community matters.

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Bratenahl Ohio Tiny Construction the Bratenahl Architectural Review Board the Daily Mail

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Kelce PERSON · 3× Swift PERSON · 3× Bolton GPE · 2× Travis Kelce PERSON · 2× Katherine Bolton PERSON · 1× Ohio GPE · 1× Taylor Swift PERSON · 1× Taylor Swift and PERSON · 1× the Bratenahl Architectural Review Board ORG · 1× the Daily Mail ORG · 1×

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Katherine Bolton, who has lived next door for more than three decades, predicted at the second meeting that “catastrophic sewer backups” would occur if Kelce, 37, and Swift, 36, planted evergreens near the old sewage line their properties share.
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🔮 Katherine Bolton, who has lived next door for more than three decades, predicted at the second meeting that “catastrophic sewer backups” would occur if Kelce, 37, and Swift, 36, planted evergreens near the old sewage line their properties share.

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The residents in Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Ohio community blasted the “absentee” couple in a village planning meeting last month — and called their presence a “tremendous blow” to the community’s “peace and quiet” — according to transcripts obtained by the Daily Mail. uncertain
residents → blast → Mail
Although the Bratenahl Architectural Review Board signed off on a six-foot fence in September, the topic was revisited at another meeting Tuesday as neighbors took issue with landscaping plans. asserted
neighbors → sign → plans
Katherine Bolton, who has lived next door for more than three decades, predicted at the second meeting that “catastrophic sewer backups” would occur if Kelce, 37, and Swift, 36, planted evergreens near the old sewage line their properties share. asserted
properties → live → line
She told fellow attendees she was quoted a hefty $75,000 sum to line it against roots, a dilemma she is in contact with the A-listers’ attorney about. asserted
she → tell → attorney
“This applicant may decide to sell her house next year, maybe move on and buy another house,” Bolton fumed. Get the latest news on Taylor Swift every week. uncertain
Bolton → decide → Swift
“What am I going to do when I have 50 evergreen trees on my sewer line, and they’re gone?” she asked. asserted
she → go → line
“And I’m still living here in Bratenahl.” asserted
I → live → Bratenahl
Meanwhile, Chuck Bauernschmidt of two doors down took aim at the celebs’ “ridiculous … clear cutting of the shrubbery and everything else.” asserted
Bauernschmidt → take → shrubbery
He claimed “all the trees are gone” and expressed fears deer would impale themselves on the planned fence. asserted
deer → claim → fence
Kelce and Swift’s planner, Jacob Kutz of Tiny Construction, defended the duo, explaining that they were simply “looking for privacy and security … after one of the largest sales in Cuyahoga County.” asserted
they → defend → County
He noted that their original plan had already been scaled down from an eight-foot fence surrounding the property to a six-foot one that stops short of Lake Erie. asserted
that → note → Erie
Kutz listed the efforts the stars, who wed in July, have made “just to show that [they’re] good neighbors,” from having the sewage line jetted and cleaned “without asking for help” to adding a gate for Bauernschmidt, who felt “closed off.” asserted
who → list → Bauernschmidt
A third plan will be presented at a future meeting — but the board did approve the landscaping in front of the estate on Tuesday. asserted
board → present → Tuesday
Reps for Swift and Kelce did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment. asserted
Reps → respond → comment
An LLC linked to the Kansas City Chiefs player bought the lakefront home in March — and Bolton confirmed during Tuesday’s meeting that the mansion had been “recently purchased by Travis Kelce.” asserted
mansion → link → Kelce
The couple, Page Six reported in September, have installed a warning alarm to alert anyone “getting too close to the house.” asserted
Six → report → house
The high-profile couple’s real estate portfolio also includes properties in Kansas, New York, Tennessee, Rhode Island and California. asserted
portfolio → include → Kansas
Conversation Your voice matters. asserted
voice → matter → ?
Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted
Discussions → moderate → civility
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