Residents of the neighborhoods near TCU expressed discontent about a proposed Worth Hills parking garage at a neighborhood meeting Wednesday.

Todd Waldvogel, associate vice chancellor of facilities, showed renderings of the parking garage and discussed long-term construction plans during the meeting hosted by the Physical Plant and the Office of Marketing and Communication.

A part of the university’s plans includes constructing a Campus Commons-type area in Worth Hills. To do so, land that currently serves as parking for students who live in Worth Hills residence halls will need to be utilized, Waldvogel said.

Subsequently, that parking will need to be replaced. The university, therefore, proposed building a parking garage and stacking the 1,200 spaces, Waldvogel said.

Although Waldvogel said no additional parking spaces would be added, neighbors weren’t sold on the idea of a five, six or seven-level garage.

Among complaints were the height of the garage, “music and screeching tires” from vehicles, the proximity of the garage to the adjacent neighborhood, additional traffic, less privacy and the lowering of property value.

The concern of light from the garage spilling over into the neighborhood also was a concern for some.

“It’s going to be like we’re living on Berry Street,” one resident said.

Another resident suggested building two two-or three-level garages in the Worth Hills area or moving the location of the garage.

Although there were many concerns and suggested ideas, Waldvolgel said the university would try to do its best to accommodate and please nearby residents.

“We have to get together as a leadership team and talk about it,” Waldvogel said. “There are no easy solutions that will make everybody happy. It’s going to be a difficult challenge.”

At the end of the meeting, a neighbor pleaded that Waldvogel keep the neighbors’ feedback in mind at the Oct. 9 zoning and planning meeting.

“The neighborhood is a part of the culture and community at TCU. We want to keep the neighbors’ praise,” Waldvogel said. “Every effort that we made in this very specifically was an effort to minimize the impact or obstruction of the neighborhood. We’re actually quite surprised that [the proposed parking garage] was so offensive to them.”