PEABODY – Members of the City Council voted unanimously to do something they haven?t done in quite sometime – call for an emergency preamble. The emergency? The 24/7 construction, or rather deconstruction, of the Northshore Mall.Governments request an emergency preamble when the public?s peace, health, safety, or conveniences are at risk.Ward 4 Councilor Bob Driscoll made the motion after receiving many complaints from residents regarding the use of jackhammers throughout the night. He said walls have been knocked down in the middle of the night, creating a high, piercing sound heard throughout surrounding neighborhoods. Other councilors reported receiving similar complaints.Councilor at Large James Liacos said that complaints of high noise levels have been consistent for over two weeks now, and it?s time for the Council to do something about it. He?s even experienced the disruption first hand.?When I got up at 6:30 this morning, there was a truck backing up and I could hear ?beep beep,?” said Liacos, who lives a quarter of a mile away. Liacos said that if he could hear it at that distance, he can only imagine how loud it must be for residents who live even closer.Driscoll said that the current permit allowing work to take place around the clock, every day of the week, was approved to move the process along so the city can start reeling in the large tax pay out. He said that the faster the job gets done, the better for the community, in terms of taxes.According to the Councilors, the tax benefits just don?t seem to be worth the nightly interruptions for the neighborhood residents.Ward 5 Councilor David Gamache moved to amend Driscoll?s motion by putting a time restriction on the work permit to ensure residents sleep better at night, all the while moving construction along. Gamache, who?s quite familiar with construction and following building permits, said that means “they can?t even warm up a tractor” outside of those hours of limitation.But, after much discussion, the Councilors agreed that doing so would put a big constraint on the construction, and Gamache withdrew his motion.The emergency preamble, like any other motion, would require approval from Mayor Michael Bonfanti. However, unlike the regular protocol, which allows Bonfanti to take up to 10 days to make his decision, the emergency preamble requires immediate attention.?This is a great urgency and needs to be acted on,” said Ward 3 Councilor Rico Mello.Driscoll said that he has already begun trying to talk things over with Northshore Mall Manager Mark Whiting, as well as the construction company.?We?ll make the decision on what?s the best route to take,” Driscoll said. “Either limiting hours or using different construction techniques.”If that doesn?t work and complaints persist, the City Council would act on the issue again, perhaps this time limiting their hours like Gamache originally suggested, or sending the police to shut construction down, Liacos said.?But, I really don?t think it?ll come to that,” Liacos said, acknowledging how the Mall and Whiting-Turner, the construction company involved, have been good to the city and vice versa. “There?s got to be something else they can do that?s not as noisy.”