WASHINGTON — A now notorious mansion will not be playing host to a massive Fourth of July party this year.
An Anne Arundel County judge signed a temporary restraining order Friday stopping owners of a Gambrills mansion on Saddle Drive from hosting a planned summer splash pool party, after as many as 1,000 people were invited online.
Residents have complained that the parties going on at the 17,500-square-foot mansion for years have become larger and louder with each event. They say the parties usually take place every few weeks.
The neighbors tell the Capital Gazette that people often speed down the street, hitting mailboxes going to and from the mansion. They are also wakened by people honking their horns and urinating in their yards.
According to the newspaper, homeowner Annie Pettway and son-in-law Oladipo Olafunmiloye were named in the order. Reportedly, the son-in-law and party-promoter Cleveland Palmer rent out the mansion as a business.
The temporary order will prevent the planned July 5 celebration at the $2.5 million home. A hearing is scheduled for July 8 to look into a permanent injunction preventing any commercial events from taking place on the property. Meanwhile, the sprawling home is in foreclosure.
WTOP’s Dennis Foley contributed to this report.
