Residents that live on the border of both the Borchert Field and North Division neighborhoods are fighting back against persistent illegal dumping that continues despite warning signs and increased city enforcement efforts.
Meranda Davis, who lives in the Borchert Field neighborhood, said she’s tired of seeing trash scattered throughout her community. The problem affects both her daily life and her food truck business.
Chronic illegal dumping angers Milwaukee neighborhood residents
“The animals are out of control and the smell is out of control,” Davis said.
Cleanup efforts had been ongoing over the past week, yet signs of dumping remained all throughout the area.
Davis said the dumping comes from a combination of people from outside the neighborhood illegally disposing of items and residents moving out and leaving belongings behind. She’s witnessed a wide variety of discarded materials…