BLACKMAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLNS) — A neighborhood neighborhood is fed up with folks utilizing their shared neighborhood area as a dumping floor for trash.Neighbors who stay off Henrietta St. informed 6 information that individuals have been repeatedly driving over to this neighborhood and dumping trash.”It’s a nice neighborhood around here, it’s quiet,” mentioned longtime resident, James Brown. “We try to keep it quiet and we try and keep it clean.”
Neighbors in Blackman Township say unlawful dumping has change into an issue. (WLNS) 
Mattresses neighbors say had been illegally dumped in Blackman Township,. (WLNS)
A car neighbors imagine was concerned in a current unlawful dumping incident in Blackman Township. (Courtesy)
Mattresses neighbors say had been illegally dumped in Blackman Township,. (WLNS)
Neighbors in Blackman Township say unlawful dumping has change into an issue. (WLNS)
Henrietta St. is a typical spot for unlawful dumping. Generally trash, typically furnishings. Absolutely anything.
“This last time was in broad daylight,” mentioned Brown.
However this time, somebody left a mattress and field spring.
“I was out cutting my lawn and the vehicle went by me,” he mentioned. “I figured it was people moving because they had [the mattress] on the roof of their vehicle.”
He despatched us a photograph of a white suburban with mattresses strapped to the highest and it was later discovered on this very spot.
A Blackman-Leoni police officer informed 6 information, this very road has been a sizzling spot for unlawful dumping for years, no less than the final 16 years he had been working there.
“I want to believe in a clean neighborhood.,” mentioned Brown. “I didn’t buy this house to have it all dirtied up because people want to be disrespectful.”
Unlawful dumping is a misdemeanor and it carries a high quality and even jail time. If you already know something, contact the Blackman-Leoni Public Security Division. For those who see somebody illegally dumping, police advocate attempting to get their license plate quantity and giving them a name.
