Dumping of trash and tires is such a common problem in East Cleveland that even the city government has been cited for it.
The Cuyahoga County Board of Health declared the city’s service yard to be a public health nuisance in late January after finding old tires, scrap metal and a large heap of yard waste mixed with trash at the Eddy Road site. The dumping had been going on for years, according to health board staff.
Tires were strewn around the yard rather than being covered — making them potential mosquito breeding grounds if they filled up with water, the board wrote in a February letter to the city’s service director. The board recommended having fire suppression at the ready; waste piles generate heat as they break down and can be at risk of igniting…