OMAHA, Neb. — Illegal dumping of fruit at South Omaha’s Mandan Park is raising concerns among community members.
Stephen Bolgar, president of the Mandan Park Neighborhood Association and Friends of Mandan Park and Mount Vernon Gardens, said he has been noticing a lot of dumping in the park in recent months.
Bolgar said the dumping is connected to poaching.
“They’re the same persistent problems this time of year. We have a lot of apples dumped to help with the poaching problems that we’ve had. It helps aid the poaching,” Bolgar said. “By bringing in the animals to one area where they can shoot them.”
A Parks Department spokesperson said the city has an on-site caretaker who addresses the issue…