‘A jungle’ Knoxville man wants overgrown lot cleaned up

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Knoxville man who lives in a new home has a neighboring property that’s overgrown with weeds that haven’t been cut for a year.

Most people don’t want to see a wasteland of high weeds outside their front porch. Instead, they’d like a nice view, pretty landscaping, and perhaps an appealing lawn. But that’s not what Jeff Tillery sees outside his door every day.

The lot next to Tillery’s home is empty and overgrown. A developer owns the property, but not one spade of earth has been turned over since Tillery moved into his home in East Knoxville more than a year ago…

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