Cowboys Camp Construction 'Crosses A Line!’ - Irate Oxnard Residents

Oxnard residents are not happy with the Dallas Cowboys for building a platform inches from their property for training camp

The Dallas Cowboys are in the midst of making preparations for training camp in Oxnard, California, but it seems they aren't starting off on the right foot.

According to the Dallas Morning News, Oxnard residents are upset with the Cowboys for building temporary structures for training camp inches away from their property with no prior notice. Residents are taking action in response by hiring attorneys and filing a complaint to the city.

In the complaint filed by nine residents from five households, attorney Eric Hawes accused the Cowboys of starting construction on a structure “on the lot line with no setback and without a building permit or a special use permit.” The Cowboys refuted this claim on Friday, stating that the city had approved all plans, but requested a white tent be added over the structure. However, that tent hasn't sat well with residents either.

Oxnard resident Warner Cutbill is a Cowboys fan who said he adjusts his work schedule to watch practices. This year, though, the structure near his yard has soured his view. He even said that he recently bought a Ring camera over concerns that someone may climb the structure's staircase and enter his yard. 

“It’s horrendous,” Cutbill said. “I was so excited for this camp to come up. Now, I wish it was gone at a certain point almost. I can’t see myself being excited to go out there and watch at all. I just want to get away at this point.”

Cutbill added that he feels "betrayed," and that he won't be flying the Cowboys flag that he normally has in his second-story window each training camp.

Additionally, residents have reported issues with construction workers on the project, with multiple people complaining about the workers staring into their homes.

“To wake up on a Saturday with your pajamas on and there’s a whole bunch of men looking [in from] outside, that’s very disrespectful,” resident Shalea Thompson said. “My daughter and I were in our pajamas, and we had to run upstairs because there were a whole bunch of men peering into our house, maybe not on purpose but still."

Clarence Thompson said he believes the Cowboys have taken advantage of the neighborhood’s  kindness, stating that the team "crossed a line."

“They’re like, ‘Oh, these neighbors. They don’t care. We can do whatever we want. We can erect about a 30-foot structure from the ground up, and then we’ll build a tent.’ It obstructs our entire view from two floors,” Thompson said.

The Dallas Morning News interviewed four residents regarding the issue, and all four said they would feel better about it if the Cowboys had communicated properly.

The Cowboys report for training camp on July 24 hoping to have this issue resolved.

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