Taylor Swift's Privacy Plans Spark Neighbor Fight Over Sewage and Deer

Swift's privacy renovations have triggered neighborhood disputes over sewage systems and local deer populations affected by her property plans.

On air: Dale Bearman and Hank Ledger on Weekend Edition
Published 5:10 PM ET, Saturday, October 10, 2026
Updated 1:02 AM ET · aired 2 times

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First reported by Wide Open Country: “Taylor Swift's Privacy Plans Spark Bizarre Neighborhood Battle Over Sewage and Deer”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 5:10 PM ET on Weekend Edition, by Dale Bearman and Hank Ledger; aired 2 times.
Topics: Swift, Taylor.
BBN covered this story before: Swift and Kelce hold hands on NYC date night amid neighbor feud (October 10).

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Wide Open CountryTaylor Swift's Privacy Plans Spark Bizarre Neighborhood Battle Over Sewage and Deer

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTaylor Swift wants more privacy at her property. Her neighbors say the plans raise questions about sewage and deer.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSewage and deer. The two things nobody puts on a vision board.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPrivacy plans. Now everyone on the street is discussing her plumbing.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorBrilliant. Nothing says private like a public hearing about drainage.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorVisitor policy grade: the deer.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe deer?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNobody gave them a sign to ignore. They just live there and now they are in a dispute.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI am firmly with the deer. They never asked for a fence.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAlso today, wrestler Bronson Reed says the only weird thing about his group's vision has been Paul Heyman joining them.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSkip Waverly is live in the truck, rehearsing something.

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