Residents in Milwaukee’s Cooper Park neighborhood are growing increasingly frustrated with towering piles of wet leaves that have been blocking streets since early November, creating safety hazards and traffic concerns.
TMJ4 spoke with about a dozen people who live on N. 89th Street who are fed up with the massive pile of wet leaves in front of their homes. The pile spans about 150 feet and covers an entire lane of traffic.
“The leaves have been here for quite a while, since October,” Christine LaMarre said. “It looks terrible.”
LaMarre considers the situation more than just an inconvenience, calling it a potential safety hazard that affects emergency services…