Overgrown, trashed lot has become ‘eyesore’ to Houston’s Sunnyside neighborhood, resident says

The city of Houston still hasn’t fully cleared what once was an overgrown lot, which a resident says has become an eyesore for the Sunnyside neighborhood.

This is in Sunnyside near Davenport and Scott Street right next door to Cynthia Halsey’s home.

“I take pride in not only my home but my neighborhood,” Halsey said.

That hasn’t been the case for a couple of years now after she tells ABC13 she made multiple attempts asking the city to clear it.

In late September, the lot had tall grass, bushes, and weeds with trash scattered everywhere. After Eyewitness News’ story aired, grass was eventually cut down, but Halsey says more needed to be done.

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“The agreement was that they would clean the lot and remove the debris but we still see piles of debris out there. There’s old concrete under these mountains,” Halsey said.

“I feel like the truth wasn’t told. The truth wasn’t told to and that they simply don’t care about the neighborhood,” she said.

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